RE: crossbows in new york
In NY it is virtually impossible for a handicapped person to get a crossbow permit unless you are a full quad. If you can pull a trigger, sorry, no luck.
NYB fears if they give an inch crossbows will take over and able bodied people will see this "magical killing machine" and invade "their season". That may be a fight worth fighting but this is a different issue altogether.
Let the handicapped hunt for crying out loud. What are we talking, 50 deer statewide??