Didn't take long

Fulton County WCO Kevin A. Mountz recently stopped a vehicle for late
spotlighting. During the stop, Mountz discovered the two occupants of the
vehicle were in possession of a cocked crossbow in the back seat of their
vehicle. "There were three bolts along side of it," he said. "Two were in a
quiver and the third was lying on the floor directly beneath the crossbow.
The driver also was found to have about eight grams of suspected marijuana
along with a pipe. Criminal charges are pending verification of the
evidence at the State Police crime lab."

So, are you saying that legalizing the use of crossbows is responsible?

people kill deer, not crossbows

Why dont you blame all the road kills on the cross bow too.

So if we ban crossbows this will stop?

So banning them would eliminate, or reduce the problem? The "bad guys" won't have, or use them any way?
 
 

My keybord keaps mizspeling werds.

There were very few crossbows out there until they became legal for hunting. Many folks in this state and others warned this would happen but were ignored by the manufactures and supporters. A van with sliding doors is great for a crossbow but not so great for a straight bow unless you want to remove or replace the seat.----------

HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 16 /-USNewswire/ -- A Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officer filed multiple charges against David N. Hartzell Jr., 28, of Centre Township, Perry County, for his involvement in the illegal killing of a black bear and two deer. All charges were filed with District Justice Donald F. Howell in Newport on Feb. 14.

Following a preliminary investigation, Game Commission officers On Jan. 26, secured a search warrant and, on Jan. 26, seized from Hartzell's home wildlife parts, photographs, hunting licenses and two crossbows. Following the search, additional information was received that prompted a probe into the origin of one of the seized crossbows. Through this investigation, it was learned that the crossbow, valued at more than $1,000, was stolen from a sporting goods store near Hamburg, Berks County.

Based on the investigation, WCO Steve Hower charged Hartzell with: one count of receiving stolen property, a first-degree misdemeanor, which carries a possible prison term of up to five years and up to $10,000 in fines; three counts of unlawful killing or taking of big game (one black bear and two deer), which carries fines of up to $1,500 for the bear and up to $800 each for each deer; one count of failure to tag and report big game, which carries fines of up to $200; and two counts of permit violations, for the unlawful possession of parts from two deer without first securing the proper

S-10, not only are you your own worst enemy you are one of the worst things that could ever happen to hunting. Why don't you join PETA and "help them" with your babble. Unbelievable!

In a slightly different direction, allowing crossbows may be another step into banning rifles. Hear me out. In- lines will be next to have their own season. With enough special seasons and our ranks divided , is out of the realm of possibility that we will then be restricted to shotguns only? Allowing crossbows, with out special permits, has greatly increased the competion during bow season. We have shown as a group that whatever is handed out by the PAGC is just fine and dandy. By the time it comes to restrictions on rifle use it will be to late.I personally have nothing against crossbows, they have a legit place in hunting. We just must look past our noses at possible future agendas.Just my idea. BTW, I use a flintlock for 90% of my deer hunting.

def. the people.im not against crossbows eigther. i personaly would not want to use 1 unless i have to. some people cant pull back compounds because of back problems or shoulder problems. if that is the case i dont mind people using them. you can poach with a compound just as you can with a crossbow. i look for pa. going to shot gun only in the near future, and i wont mind that eigther. more deer will survive the season.

I hate to see this board if they evey allow sunday hunting ,the tissue factery wont be able to keep up.

Not a counterdiction at all Spoon-- Many who were against it in the beginning (in most states) stated that allowing them for hunting would open the floodgates to increased manufacturing which would result in many more being easily available. Before they started allowing them for hunting they were more of a oddity with not many available. As I recall your argument for gun control and my argument against (it's been awhile)we were talking about weapons in the millions that have been easily available to the masses for decades. There are already more than enough firearms for any criminal who wants one and before many years the same will be true of crossbows. It's probably not going to change but I wanted to point out what many disputed in the crossbow debate. I have a whole raft of examples but you got the picture. My breaks over, back to shoveling snow.Coming down damm near as fast as I can shovel.

Assault rifles are/were "commonly" owned? "Cop killer" ammunition?

Assult rifles and cop killer ammunition are two of the most mis-used and mis-understood words the anti gunners ever came up with. There is no such thing and there have been many attempts to describe what the anti's want. The so called cop killer bullets were actually developed by two cops to try and penetrate car windows. Assult rifles are defined on how they look, not what they can do. Surely you knew that.

In the 1960s, Paul Kopsch (an Ohio coroner), Daniel Turcos (a police sergeant), and Donald Ward (Kopsch's special investigator), began experimenting with special purpose handgun ammunition. Their objective was to develop a law enforcement round capable of improved penetration against hard targets, such as windshield glass and automobile doors. Conventional bullets, made primarily from lead, often become deformed and less effective after striking hard targets, especially when fired at handgun velocities. The inventors named their company "KTW," after their initials.

After some experimentation with steel rounds, the officers settled on a brass core. Unlike lead, which is relatively malleable, brass wore out barrels far more quickly than normal jacketed rounds, since the brass did not reform to fit the rifling. This is one reason the bullets were then coated with a layer of Teflon to reduce barrel wear. The inventors had also noted that canes were frequently tipped with the relatively soft Teflon to help them grip surfaces. They expected that coating the bullets with Teflon would reduce dangerous ricochets when fired through vehicle doors and windows.[1]

In 1982, NBC ran a special on the bullets and argued that the bullets were a threat to police. Gun control organizations in the U.S. labeled Teflon-coated bullets "cop killers" because of the supposedly increased penetration the bullets offered against ballistic vests, a staple of the American police uniform. Supporters of gun control believed that the Teflon coating was responsible for this increased penetration[2] despite the fact that the material is only an outer coating for the brass penetrator and usually peels off during its trajectory through the air.