03/07/2026
A paintball gun is not a real weapon and, therefore, is not within the Minn. Stat. ยง 609.02, subd. 6 (1998), definition of "dangerous weapon" applicable to the second-degree assault statute, Minn. Stat. ยง 609.222, subd. 1 (1998).
https://law.justia.com/cases/minnesota/court-of-appeals/1999/c4982286.html #:~:text=Appellant%20Mitchell%20Dale%20Coauette%20appeals,cheek%2C%20hair%2C%20and%20coat.
State of Minnesota, Respondent, vs. Mitchell Dale Coauette, Appellant.