A crossbow is a gun........the only difference is that this gun shoots arrows.
Crossbows use primers and gunpoweder, a magazine and shells ? I didn't know that !
Well, of course they don't, you and I know that. There is a LOT of difference between guns and crossbows, probably about the same number of differences as a compound. Ans of course, a .44 mag is a gun, shoots bullets, uses primers and gunpowder, vastly different than what archery is.
Matt / PA - you are a die hard anti-crossbow zealot, I can tell. But you and I both know what IS a gun and what isn't a gun as they are defined. IF you are correct, then Arkansas, Ohio, and states like that are allowing guns in archery season ? No, c'mon man, you and I know thats not accurate. Or better yet, they allow guns for handicap people only ?
And yes, I CAN parallel someone shooting a deer with a crossbow and a compound. Neither draw when the deer is in the presence of the shooter, both use triggers, both use sights, both use cutting edge technology, both likely use carbon/aluminum arrows, both have high letoff or no letoffs ......... see how easy that is ?