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The Crossbows Act 1987 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which is still in force. The Act, as amended, controls the possession of crossbows by people under the age of eighteen throughout the whole of the United Kingdom .
The crossbow is, for legal purposes, often categorized as a firearm by various legal jurisdictions (even though it is not considered as a firearm from a technical perspective), despite the fact that no combustion is required to propel the projectile. This is a list of laws concerning crossbows by country.
The NFAS has grown to become the largest field archery organisation in the UK. The NFAS is not affiliated to any international organisation. The NFAS recognises 12 styles of bow: American Flatbow (AFB) Barebow (BB) Bowhunter (BH) Compound Limited (CL) Crossbow (XB) Freestyle (FS) Hunting Tackle (HT) Longbow (LB) Primitive (PV) Traditional ...
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A Home Office spokesperson said the department has been instructed to look at possible ways to ‘strengthen controls’ on the weapons.
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The Unlawful Games Act 1541 (33 Hen. 8.c. 9), sometimes referred to as the Suppression of Unlawful Games Act 1541, [3] was an Act of the Parliament of England, designed to prohibit "Several new devised Games" that caused "the Decay of Archery". [4]
In March, residents of a quiet east London square spoke to The Independent about living in fear after a 20-year-old man and a mother-of-two were injured in two random crossbow attacks just 10 days ...