Chad, if MS allowed crossbows tommorrow in general archery season, to everyone, would you then accept them as archery equipment ?
No, I wouldn't. However, my opinion wasn't the point in question. As it stands, in most states, a crossbow is not archery equipment. That was the perspective I spoke from. It's a "primitive" weapon, or at least has primitive roots--no more, no less.
Something else I'll note--some medival crossbows hurled rocks instead of bolts--are those still bows? Why or why not?
Chad