The X-bow companies are the ones making the big push. There is no organized group of hunting citizens fighting to get it done. I could all well and understand it if there were, but such is not the case. Yea a lot of people may like the idea and will use one if it passes, but not enough to fight to get it passed.
if they can't sell them they will not make money
compounds are of the same birth, didn't you know that? nobody wanted them, they were pushed/shoved/marketed and the rest is history