RE: Why are crossbows illegal?
ArthurP, I didn't think of it that way till you posted it but I guess it is. I have nothing bad to say about them and they are more like bows than a gun. Give me a break. It shoots a bolt which is a short arrow has a broadhead to do the killing. there is no explosive at all no primer no brass no gun powder (imr 7828 H1000 RL22 ) So no one here will convince me that they are rifles. Its just a funny looking bow. That you don't have to draw at the moment of truth.
So Arthur does that make more sense to you about where I stand.
Brian