Right-wing German politicians to ban paintball

Just because America has its share of "let's-ban-everything" types like Jim DeMint doesn't mean the U.S. and A. has a monopoly on idiotic ideas. Right-wing stupidity is worldwide in its scope!

In Germany, the conservative administration of Angela Merkel has agreed to new legislation to ban paintball. Officials say this ban will help curtail school shootings like the one recently in Winnenden. Participating in paintball would carry a fine of up to €5,000 (about $6,700).

Banning paintball stops school shootings???

Merkel administration officials say paintball should be outlawed because they say it "trivializes violence."

Seriously, they said that. You can't make up bullshit like this, folks. At least not under any licit substance.

Meanwhile, Green Party officials criticized the ban, because the ban is just so incredibly moronic.

Is the American media satisfied now that it helped get conservative administrations installed in Germany, Canada, France, and Italy?

(Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/may/08/germany-paintball-school-massacre;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8041320.stm)