Thanks Tim for the legal info. And your correct in that NY Bowhunters has been a major negating factor (even our NYS Conservation Council and NYSDEC supports the legalization of crossbows here) in our state getting the crossbow legalized. NY Bowhunters enjoys a vast membership where bowhunters fear what they don't understand.

I would bet that if you took some of these bowhunters to a range with the crossbow and actually shot one of them many opinions would go right out the door after shooting one of these implements. fallacies such as extreme velocity, trajectory, safety, etc would be disproved in a hurry. I know - I was one of them for many years until I actually purchased one and shot it extensively.