In the US, bows are usually not regulated. I can shoot a bow and arrow in my backyard, I don't have to be 150 yards from a building. I don't need a license, I d

In the US, bows are usually not regulated. I can shoot a bow and arrow in my backyard, I don't have to be 150 yards from a building. I don't need a license, I don't even need to take a class. I can keep it in my car, carry it around with me, etc. I can shoot rabbits in my back yard with a bow, but I can't use a .177 air rifle. I can shoot carp from a canoe. Plus, with arrows being $30-$100 and the broadhead costing nearly as much, I'm not going to randomly fire it into the air on holidays. A crossbow on the other hand, doesn't work this way.