"from a legal hunting perspective, according to the regs in most states, crossbows are not archery equipment"

That is a wholly incorrect statement since most states allow a crossbow to be used during archery season but most of them require a specialpermit. That means that the states DO allow that it is a piece of archery equipment, but the incorrect information and politics of certain groups (P&Y being one of them) has made it so that using it is a series of hoop to jump thru. If it was not archery, then with a permit, handicapped people could use a gun, couldnt they?? This is a pretty standard fall back in the "its not a bow" argument and it carries no weight.

"Something else I'll note--some medival crossbows hurled rocks instead of bolts--are those still bows? Why or why not? "

Actually...they were considerd a "sling shot" since the projectile was "shot" and did not "arch" like an arrow or bolt while in flight. To answer your questions, yes, it is a crossbow, but no, it is not ARCHery.... This is as close to that assanine term "crossgun" as you are gonna get...


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