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[Ray]

Fact is, a sidearm on a bowhunter or muzzleloader has more likelyhood of being used illegally by the unethical hunter, than ever being needed for "protection" by the ethical hunter

Not a fact. Maybe a perception. I could easily say that most poachers use rifles. We should then outlaw rifle hunting because they might be used illegally.

[Bob33]

Another post about this was just added: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,26065.0.html