RE: Crossbow ?
The point of my questions was to determine whether or not you had a fair base for comparison . Your uncle owning one doesn't necessarily mean that you have experience with them , lack of experience with one usually indicates a lack of real knowledge about them . I guess I'm trying to say that you don't seem to know much about the tool you're fighting against . Once you have a fair base for comparison you can debate any topic .
Sighting a crossbow , even one equipped with a scope , is not that much different than sighting a bow . You still start with a fixed point of aim and adjust for drop and wind drift . BTW , bolt drop can be quite dramatic compared to an arrow . Mine drops about 8-10" between 20 and 30 yards . Also , if you think that you can master one in minutes then I'd respectfully suggest that you revisit your uncle and try his . Be sure to remove the scope and then put it back on and resight it before shooting . I also reccomend stringing it too , that's always an adventure .
There's also nothing stopping any compound shooter from mounting a scope , red dot , or electronic range finder on a compound anymore , check the Cabela's Archery catalog if you don't believe me , they're available . If you think your fellow compound shooters wouldn't buy them you're only kidding yourself . Cabela's doesn't carry anything that doesn't sell for long , and that includes crossbows .
Until you actually have some experience with one your arguments against it won't have much credibility with your state F&G department , they've already heard every lame alarmist POV before , so parroting them won't help . For this to even come up in PA tells me that there is already support for the crossbow , or F&G is having a cash crunch , or both .