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United States law

This section states that ""Simple ownership and possession of a crossbow is legal in all states"", but the link the reference points to ([6] - http://www.crossbowhuntingpro.com/regulations_by_state.html) says that ""Crossbows are illegal. Except for Modified Crossbow Permit."" for New York State. This is contradictory - unless i'm misunderstanding the definition of ""simple ownership and possession""   "