MY dad got shot in the head with a 22. And he nearly died. And my frined got shot in his leg, and he got rushed to hospital....I dont think thats a good idea. As for paintablling ive been about 5 times.
Airsoft owns paintball any day....it's more accurate (firing wise), cheaper, the weapons looks way, way cooler, you can actually SNIPE (or rather be a DMR) with them, the list goes on......
I really doubt that anybody could get killed from a pellet gun, unless they got shot in the eye or temple with more than 1 pump.
But hey, maybe we have different meanings on what one is.