Seems my questions go unanswered ...

1) Where are crossbows illegal ?

2) If its the hunter, and not the weapon ( as many crossbow hunters/advocates argue} then why can I not use a 6 inch barreled, iron sighted handgun in archery season - because it aint going to be any more accurate really that a high tech compound.


No one answers #2 - because there you cannot aruge "its the type if weapon you use" and then turn around and say nope to a limited range firearm. Oh, its archery you say ? Archery - like the type where you draw, with a release aid, a machined aluminum riser bow, carbon limbs, 80% letoff (thats holding a mere 12 pounds for a 60 lb bow), shooting a carbon arrow with a mechanical tip, using a laser sight and a zero-effect rest ....... yeah, thats a bow and a cross bow isn't ?

I say crossbows for handi-cap persons in archery season, legal for gun season ( why not ?) and let it be at that. Why do I draw those lines ? Because of the skill and practice factor. Sure, you aint going to get all compound shooters to do it right, but crossbows make it darn easy to do it wrong - often.