Crossbow killing

[welsh]

You will get a hysterical editorial or two but the law won't change.

[Fox]

....hammers,screwdrivers,chainsaws.....

Forks, butter knives, pencils (3 guys were stabbed with pencils outside a bar when I was in Uni), ban them all.

[trimmer21]

You will get a hysterical editorial or two but the law won't change.

Don't bet the farm on it. The Toronto media is already banging that drum.

[Waftrudnir]

....hammers,screwdrivers,chainsaws.....

ah, we are just to backwards thinking here. look over the pond and you'd realize that they already have a licence requirement for operating a chainsaw!!!
Okay, as far as I could gather, it is only mandatory for commercial operation, state forestry, voluntary firefighters and to get some forests certified in Germany, but wait a few years and they'll have to show a licence when you purchase a saw.
And don't forget the Brits (never famous for great food) who are giving away their kitchen knifes...

We live in an age of absurdity, where reasoning is not a prerequisite for actions.
Can't help, but the entire thing (especially the bomb squat involvement) makes me think about pope Innocent 2nd (you know the one who banned using crossbows based on the religion of the target).
we can only hope these dead bodies are somehow linked to religious terrorism (you know the stuff the media does not report more than they have to), otherwise we'll hear a lot about crossbow restrictions soon.

[blacklab]

The only problem is anyone can buy a crossbow that is over 18. In two mins you can shoot it at 50 yards dead on... Great for hunting, and any responsible weapon owner will have no problem showing a gun lic to buy and use a crossbow.
We just can't let any whack job buy one who should not own one. It hurts us all as hunters...

[rick_iles]

The last info I read, indicate the victims were not shot, but stabbed with a bolt.....

[rick_iles]

The only problem is anyone can buy a crossbow that is over 18. In two mins you can shoot it at 50 yards dead on... Great for hunting, and any responsible weapon owner will have no problem showing a gun lic to buy and use a crossbow.
We just can't let any whack job buy one who should not own one. It hurts us all as hunters...

Whats the difference between the crossbow and a knife ? Given your logic, our hunting knives should be licenced as well.

[duckbnot]

The last info I read, indicate the victims were not shot, but stabbed with a bolt.....

I just read that as well.

[blacklab]

Whats the difference between the crossbow and a knife ? Given your logic, our hunting knives should be licenced as well.

try killing someone at 50 yards with a hunting knife.

[Waftrudnir]

Whats the difference between the crossbow and a knife ? Given your logic, our hunting knives should be licenced as well.

you got it!
look down south, the NRA does not give in on ANYTHING. that has nothing to do with the argument at hand, but with the fact that when you start giving in, they spin the same logic ad absurdum like the "give a knife, save a life" nonsense or whatever firearm bans/re-classifications we see lately here.
in the end of the day, we have lots of red tape, costs and nothing to show for, because the criminals will still have lots the weapons (look at the handgun scenario; how much burden to own legally, and no impact on crimes)