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Hunter Seeks To Change Law

Posted: 6:00 p.m. EDT August 11, 2003

A disabled hunter is challenging West Virginia's crossbow hunting ban. Peter Cuffaro of Wheeling claims the regulation violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Cuffaro sent a complaint to the U-S Department of Justice in June,

naming the state's Division of Natural Resources -- which regulates

hunting. Cuffaro is paralyzed from the chest down after a diving

accident in 1983. He can move his hands and arms but must use a

wheelchair. He says a crossbow -- which is held horizontally

compared to the traditional vertical bow -- would be easier for him

and other disabled hunters to use. But West Virginia law prohibits

using crossbows for hunting.

If you'd like more information on this story, you can visit the Coalition for Disabled Hunter Rights website, www.disabledrights.org

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