Laws that affect every facet of our lives get changed all the time. The major difference here is that a digest gets printed every year for the hunters convenience.

Did we all get a digest when they passed a law making it illegal to drive in the left lane when not passing? Did we all get a digest when PA decided to change the DUI threshold to .08 from .10?

Our township passed a curfew for teenagers. guess what? We found out when my kid walked to the 24 hr c-store after 11PM. Maybe I shoulda bitched when he got a warning that my township didnt publish a digest.

The point is that laws change all the time. It is and always has been the responsibility of the citizen to know the law. The digest is a guide only. Anyone who is interested enough to buy a crossbow will undoubtedly get the word. If not, he may find a sympathetic magistrate and maybe he won't. Personally, I have very little sympathy for someone who has his head in the sand so deep that he'd have no clue by October.

The old BOC was irresponsible in rushing the xbow thing against overwhelming public comment and the new BOC is trying to right a wrong and in the process, created a no win situation.