Arizona Laws
Question:
Now I don’t want to open up a big can of worms here …but….. Does anyone know if it is legal in Arizona to carry a bow in a car already strung and ready to shoot without having it in a case? I shoot recurve and usually string the bow at least 24 hours before shooting. Some time ago there was a discussion as the the legal ramifications of this in some states and I don’t want to fall foul of the local law enforcement agencies. Any help welcome. Kevin
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> Now I don’t want to open up a big can of worms here > …but….. > Does anyone know if it is legal in Arizona to carry a bow in > a car already strung and ready to shoot without having it in > a case? I shoot recurve and usually string the bow at least > 24 hours before shooting. Some time ago there was a > discussion as the the legal ramifications of this in some > states and I don’t want to fall foul of the local law > enforcement agencies. > Any help welcome. > Kevin
If you have a need to know, contact the AZ DNR, Fish & Game, or whatever it’s called there. Don’t trust a newsgroup when legalities are a must. A little searching will probably turn up a web site for them. Dick F.
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> Now I don’t want to open up a big can of worms here > …but….. > Does anyone know if it is legal in Arizona to carry a bow in > a car already strung and ready to shoot without having it in > a case?
This brings up an interesting situation that occured in So. Idaho a few years ago. There is a mountainous area along the NV border where there are a lot of mulies. There are roads all over the place and illegal road hunting happens a lot during bow season. You will see a pickup driving down the road with several bowhunters in the back ready to shoot. The Fish & Game has been trying to slow it down but they’re hard to catch. Several years ago, 2 pickups were approaching each other when a doe ran across the road between them. One pickup stopped and several "hunters" in the back started launching arrows from the pickup. Guess what. The driver of the other pickup was a game warden. Sweet. Dick F.
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> <snipped> > If you have a need to know, contact the AZ DNR, Fish & Game, or whatever > it’s called there. Don’t trust a newsgroup when legalities are a must. A > little searching will probably turn up a web site for them. > Dick F.
Will do, thanks for the advice. Kevin
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Only in America. You cant have a strung and ready to shoot bow but you can have all the guns you want. Ian AUSTRALIA
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Now I don’t want to open up a big can of worms here > …but….. > Does anyone know if it is legal in Arizona to carry a bow in > a car already strung and ready to shoot without having it in > a case? I shoot recurve and usually string the bow at least > 24 hours before shooting. Some time ago there was a > discussion as the the legal ramifications of this in some > states and I don’t want to fall foul of the local law > enforcement agencies. > Any help welcome. > Kevin
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It’s worse than that. Boomerangs and gullible aussies aren’t legal, either. Inane Australian opinions regarding American politics are allowed, but a disclaimer is required. Something like, "I’m Australian, and therefore know nothing about the United States that I haven’t heard from an unreliable source." Apparently the "strung bow" prohibition goes back a decade or two, when the Arizona law enforcement agencies were trying to solve the "indian problem". This obviously allowed lawmen to stop a war party on their way to an attack on a fort or village or the occassional wagon train. The law was never repealed. Today, if you live in Arizona, you must cross the border into New Mexico, Utah, or Nevada to legally string your bow if it is in a vehicle or other mode of transportation. The string must be stored separately from the bow. Arrows with screw-in points must be pointless. Compound bows must be securely padlocked, or the hands of the owner must be broken, in a cast, or encased in cement. The penalty for breaking these laws is deportation to Perth or Canberra, although euthenasia is offered for people with a documented aversion to Paul Hogan, Olivia Newton-John, or Vegemite. Only in Arizona, and a few other states which have had mass- archery-slayings. After one or two, you in Oz will be demanding stricter bow laws, too.
: Only in America. You cant have a strung and ready to shoot bow but you can : have all the guns you want. : : Ian : AUSTRALIA : > Now I don’t want to open up a big can of worms here : > …but….. : > : > Does anyone know if it is legal in Arizona to carry a bow in : > a car already strung and ready to shoot without having it in : > a case? I shoot recurve and usually string the bow at least : > 24 hours before shooting. Some time ago there was a : > discussion as the the legal ramifications of this in some : > states and I don’t want to fall foul of the local law : > enforcement agencies. : > : > Any help welcome. : > : > Kevin : > : :
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> It’s worse than that. Boomerangs and gullible aussies aren’t > legal, either. Inane Australian opinions regarding American > politics are allowed, but a disclaimer is required. Something > like, "I’m Australian, and therefore know nothing about the > United States that I haven’t heard from an unreliable source." ><<rest snipped>>
LOL! Thanks Vince…that’s the best post I’ve read all day 
Dan
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Vince-because I live in Missouri, I am truly superior to you in every aspect, just as you seem to be superior to the Aussies. A friend of my once ask me"Have you ever noticed that there are a lot more horses asses than there are horses?" – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > It’s worse than that. Boomerangs and gullible aussies aren’t > legal, either. Inane Australian opinions regarding American > politics are allowed, but a disclaimer is required. Something > like, "I’m Australian, and therefore know nothing about the > United States that I haven’t heard from an unreliable source." > Apparently the "strung bow" prohibition goes back a decade or > two, when the Arizona law enforcement agencies were trying to > solve the "indian problem". This obviously allowed lawmen to > stop a war party on their way to an attack on a fort or village > or the occassional wagon train. The law was never repealed. > Today, if you live in Arizona, you must cross the border into > New Mexico, Utah, or Nevada to legally string your bow if it is > in a vehicle or other mode of transportation. The string must > be stored separately from the bow. Arrows with screw-in points > must be pointless. Compound bows must be securely padlocked, or > the hands of the owner must be broken, in a cast, or encased in > cement. The penalty for breaking these laws is deportation to > Perth or Canberra, although euthenasia is offered for people with > a documented aversion to Paul Hogan, Olivia Newton-John, or > Vegemite. > Only in Arizona, and a few other states which have had mass- > archery-slayings. After one or two, you in Oz will be demanding > stricter bow laws, too. > : Only in America. You cant have a strung and ready to shoot bow but you can > : have all the guns you want. > : > : Ian > : AUSTRALIA > : > Now I don’t want to open up a big can of worms here > : > …but….. > : > > : > Does anyone know if it is legal in Arizona to carry a bow in > : > a car already strung and ready to shoot without having it in > : > a case? I shoot recurve and usually string the bow at least > : > 24 hours before shooting. Some time ago there was a > : > discussion as the the legal ramifications of this in some > : > states and I don’t want to fall foul of the local law > : > enforcement agencies. > : > > : > Any help welcome. > : > > : > Kevin > : > > : > :
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: : Vince-because I live in Missouri, I am truly superior to you in every aspect, Granted. : just as you seem to be superior to the Aussies. A friend of my once ask Yes. I am superior to Australians. You have a friend??? Shocker. You don’t seem to recognize friendly kidding. : me"Have you ever noticed that there are a lot more horses asses than there are : horses?" Mmm hmm. I’ve noticed. Look, mate, some Aussie believed that here in the US, we have fanatic anti-bow laws, and lax firearm laws. HIS tone was condescending and superior. So I poked a little fun at him. Got a problem with that? Tough noogies. I have a problem with people being disdainful of this country. Whether they are Aussies, Martians, or even fellow Americans. Oh, I know I’m not a Missourian, and therefore not perfect, but the guy had it coming. Any American who made an uniformed and utterly wrong comment about Australia would have had it coming as well. Would you have had the same opinion of the Aussie who delivered as you have expressed of me? Frankly, I doubt it. Regardless, I was mocking (as sarcastically as possible) EVERY person who expresses a smug, superior, condescending opinion of anyone else’s homeland based on an erroneous assumption, and compounded by a lack of any effort to _think_. I’m almost certain I believe a few "facts" which are utter drivel. Possibly even pertaining to other people’s homelands. I don’t go posting disdainful opinions of those places, pretty much ever, and certainly not without some effort to find out the real score. If I should ever do so, I’m certain some member of the etiquette police, you perhaps, will demand to see my comedic license, and possibly inflict a sarcastic diatribe on me right then and there. All that aside, this is an ARCHERY NEWS GROUP. This NG is really NOT the forum to present an opinion as to the social inferiority of the United States. Anyone who does so is fair game. And I have a strung and ready keyboard. :
: : > It’s worse than that. Boomerangs and gullible aussies aren’t : > legal, either. Inane Australian opinions regarding American : > politics are allowed, but a disclaimer is required. Something : > [snip] : > : Only in America. You cant have a strung and ready to shoot bow but you can : > : have all the guns you want. : > : : > : Ian : > : AUSTRALIA : > : > Now I don’t want to open up a big can of worms here : > : > …but….. : > : > : > : > Does anyone know if it is legal in Arizona to carry a bow in : > : > a car already strung and ready to shoot without having it in : > : > a case? I shoot recurve and usually string the bow at least : > : > 24 hours before shooting. Some time ago there was a : > : > discussion as the the legal ramifications of this in some : > : > states and I don’t want to fall foul of the local law : > : > enforcement agencies. : > : > : > : > Any help welcome. : > : > : > : > Kevin : > : > : > : : > : :
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For what it’s worth Vince, *I* understood your original post…and thought it quite amusing as well Dan
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: For what it’s worth Vince, *I* understood your original post…and thought : it quite amusing as well : : Dan But I was serious! We need tougher bow laws! Let Arizona show us the way! 
Vince
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Suggested Bill: "Anything that bends, or is straight, or has feathers, or has a pointy end is illegal." That ought to cover it, and just about everything else….
