Patent ID: 8205888

Claim:
A targeting apparatus comprising: a. a target column supported on a base, wherein the base comprises at least one firing column and housing for at least one weapons component, including paintball gun utilities, for firing at a trainee; b. the target column comprises multiple deactivation wands aligned only with key locations on a target sign representing vital points of contact, wherein the target sign is held stationary by at least one target holder, the deactivation wands consists of a slender rod with one end pivotally attached to the target column and the other end having a head with a surface area wider than the rod and sufficiently wide to be struck by a conventional bullet; c. an electronic cable system connecting the at least one deactivation wand with the at least one firing column, wherein the at least one firing column is connected to the at least one weapons component, and wherein the electric cable system deactivates the at least one weapons component only when at least one deactivation wand is struck on the surface of the head of the deactivation wand by a projectile.