Why the hell are crossbows legal in the UK?

A handgun is 'legal' if you have the correct licence.

A crossbow would still be classed as an offensive weapon if you were carrying it around on the street.

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Not something we will see urban gangs carrying about any time soon I'm sure.

Gang members do not carry legal handguns :rolleyes: You have missed the point.

Any ned or chav can buy these with no checks.
Pics of this beast of a weapon?

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Crap pic, but hey - the gun is a sub 12FtLbs Theoben Taunus in .22
 
Yeah, soon we'll see a thread "Can I carry a crossbow in my backpack to protect myself with"

I used to happily walk through town with my bow, I think the five minutes setting the darn thing up would have given everybody time to get out of range, even the severely disabled, damn unsporting I reckon :p
 
Is there not a requirement to limit their speed? It could just be a field requirement but most paintball fields require paintball guns to be maxed at 300fps. It is illegal for them to be on full automatic but I suppose you don't have any issue with crossbows haha.
 
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