What are the laws on crossbows and could they be changed soon?

What are the laws on crossbows and could they be changed soon?

Home secretary Yvette Cooper has said she will consider the findings of a crossbow review after women were found dead in Bushey

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On Christmas Day 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail, armed with a powerful crossbow, was detained close to Windsor Castle. Chail, encouraged by an AI chatbot, wanted to kill the late Queen but was stopped in his tracks and ultimately jailed for nine years.

In the wake of the incident, the then home secretary Priti Patel launched a review into crossbow controls. It was not until February this year that the Home Office opened a call for evidence on a possible tightening of rules around the weapons.

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