I just simply relate a cross bow to a gun,

1. they both have triggers
2. they both have safety's
3. they have a "stock" like a gun

Don't find any of those ON a compound bow now do ya...?
So I just assume for handicapped only or elderly people to use em. That's why they call it "Bowhunting" not "Cross-bowhunting"

~just my $.02~

P.S. And before I get some unhappy person rallied up, I have not problem against all of you x-bowhunter's in the world, just that I don't have to agree with it either. But in the end, it's all about getting a deer.