Fair enough, but I automatically wince whenever I see “X Nobel Prize winning-Ys endorse/reject Z”, because as often as not, it’s nonsense…

For politicians, all publicity is good publicity.

The title makes it sound worse than it is. They’re targeting drivers without appropriate licensing, insurance and helmets, not arbitrarily.

Crossbows are much older than you think:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_crossbows

Saying that, you’re free to play as you prefer, what’s the point of playing if you don’t enjoy it? I personally never play with bows myself.