This is my personal opinion. Those who are disabled do not have the same opportunities or capabilities as the rest of us. Their ability to use a xbow gave them the ability to hunt with the rest of the archers because of it's "advantages" over a compound or any other vertical bow. Today's youth (as a whole) are the laziest yet, my 12 year old step son is testament to that. I feel allowing these xbows cheapens the tradition and experience of the sport or style of hunting the majority of us enjoy. Alot of youth and new archers will opt out for the easier method of becoming proficient with a xbow rather than the vertical bow. Other states allowing xbows also allow hunters to shoot their own deer (not mentored youth) at much younger ages so they start out with what? the Xbow. And Why? Because it is easier. Hopefully the majority of these youth will come to seek the more difficult challenges that hunting with a vertical bow offers and they gain a sense of tradition and pride in the hard work that it takes to become proficient with a vertical bow. If not they are missing out and I feel they are cheating themselves out of that satisfaction and feeling of achievment of taking a deer wih a bow
I don't see much difference between allowing able bodied men to use this weapon any different than petitioning for the right to park in handicapped spaces- after all if they are really crippled they can always use a wheelchair thus you would actually have to walk further than they would so why not extend you this convenience as well and since they aren't walking anyway you wouldn't be taking anything from them, Right?