Beat me to it Arthur - by the way, you have presented some of the best counters to the anti's I have seen.
Fact is, I know it, you know it, and everyone on this forum knows that it takes no archery skills to shoot a crossbow!
You mean the archery skills required to shoot a properly fitting compound that can can be taught in an hour or less?
Or possibly the skill needed to take the cpound out of the closet and blow the dust off the night before opening day?
Now if you want to compare it to the skills needed to shoot a traditional bow, then you might have an arguement - especially if you are willing to outlaw groundblinds and treestands. But I doubt any anti is willing to do either of these let alone both.
Steve