Category: crossbow

Man Who Brandished Loaded Crossbow at Windsor Castle and Threatened Queen Pleads Guilty to Treason

A man has pleaded guilty to an offence under the Treason Act after entering the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day with a loaded crossbow. It is believed to be the first prosecution under the Treason Act since 1981, when a teenager, Marcus Sarjeant, fired blank shots at the monarch during a Trooping the…


Germany: 1 Person Wounded, 1 Detained in School Attack

BERLIN—A school employee was seriously wounded by an assailant wielding a crossbow in an attack Thursday at a high school in the northern German city of Bremerhaven and a suspect was detained, investigators said. Police said they were alerted at 9:15 a.m. to someone having entered the Lloyd High School in the port city and…


Priti Patel Orders Review of Crossbow Laws Following Windsor Castle Security Breach

The UK’s Home Secretary Priti Patel has instructed her department to look for ways to tighten controls on crossbows, the Home Office said. It comes after a security breach at Windsor Castle, where a 19-year-old man was allegedly caught with the weapon on Christmas day. “Crossbows are subject to controls and legislation is in place…