Hmm, we have a longBOW, recurveBOW, compound BOW, yet a crossBOW ain't a bow?

longBOW gotta draw it in the presence of game, propels an arrow via stored energy in the limbs

recurve BOW gotta draw it in the presence of game, propels an arrow via stored energy in the limbs

compound BOW gotta draw it in the presence of game, propels an arrow via stored energy in the limbs

crossBOW propels an arrow via stored energy in the limbs but is ****ed and ready to go, has a stock and can be shot from a rest

gun ****ed and ready to go. Propels a bullet through rapid burning of a powder, has a stock and can be shot from a rest


It doesnt fit with any othe bow and it doesnt fit with the guns either. It is it's own unique weapon. Why is it such a bad thing to want it treated as a different weapon from either?