Corax67
Well-known member
Got into work at 6am today to be greeted by one of my colleagues desperate to show me his weekend purchases - in a large duffle bag were a pair of compound bows & a large collection of colourful arrows.
He had attended a local military show and among the traders was one stall selling a large variety of clothing, knives and bows - he had bought a Barnett Banshee jr and a Barnett 'lil banshee junior for his sons. He paid ?35 for the pair !!! and a stack of fibreglass arrows at ?5 for 3, paper targets came with the bows too.
He said he had been really surprised that the knives had been in locked cabinets with large 'proof if age' notices on them but he hadn't been asked a single question or given any usage guidance. A lot of people had been buying these bows as well as the pistol crossbows and larger crossbows which were also on sale. He thinks the pistol crossbow was being sold for as little as a tenner !
I know they are relatively low powered bows compared to what we shoot but even so my worry is how long it will be before the first article appears about an accident involving a child, property damage, pets or wildlife injured/killed and how long after that the authorities look to bring in legislation restricting sales or affecting our clubs operations.
It didn't take much to get airguns and airsoft guns seriously restricted - might this be the way our spot is heading if such irresponsible behaviour continues ?
Karl
He had attended a local military show and among the traders was one stall selling a large variety of clothing, knives and bows - he had bought a Barnett Banshee jr and a Barnett 'lil banshee junior for his sons. He paid ?35 for the pair !!! and a stack of fibreglass arrows at ?5 for 3, paper targets came with the bows too.
He said he had been really surprised that the knives had been in locked cabinets with large 'proof if age' notices on them but he hadn't been asked a single question or given any usage guidance. A lot of people had been buying these bows as well as the pistol crossbows and larger crossbows which were also on sale. He thinks the pistol crossbow was being sold for as little as a tenner !
I know they are relatively low powered bows compared to what we shoot but even so my worry is how long it will be before the first article appears about an accident involving a child, property damage, pets or wildlife injured/killed and how long after that the authorities look to bring in legislation restricting sales or affecting our clubs operations.
It didn't take much to get airguns and airsoft guns seriously restricted - might this be the way our spot is heading if such irresponsible behaviour continues ?
Karl