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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 often has a complicated legal status due to its potential use for lethal purposes, and its similarities with both firearms and other archery weapons. 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 ...
Following the assassination of William the Silent in 1584 with a concealed wheellock pistol, Queen Elizabeth I, fearing assassination by Roman Catholics, banned possession of wheellock pistols in England near a royal palace in 1594. [57] There were growing concerns in the 16th century over the use of guns and crossbows.
A 2013 law change in the Badger State made crossbows legal for all hunters, rather than only the disabled and elderly. A mere four years later, for the first time in Wisconsin history, crossbow ...
A man suspected of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow attack was in “serious condition” at a London hospital, British police said Thursday as officers continued to carry out ...
A 44-year-old man has been arrested and charged after reports that he was seen with a crossbow in the Lang Stracht area of Aberdeen. The incident happened at about 14:20 on Friday.
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a crossbow (or part of) suspects with reasonable cause that a person has or has had a crossbow: does not apply where that person is or was under the supervision of a person aged 21+ section 4 of the Crossbows Act 1987: anywhere: any vehicle: a crossbow (or part of) connected with an offence under section 3 of that Act