Exploding targets are a mixture of an oxidizer - usually ammonium nitrate - and a fuel, such as aluminum. According to a May 2012 newsletter from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ...

JEFFERSON - Neighbors concerned about exploding targets last month may have some recourse through a town ordinance, according to an ATF (Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms) agent who explained how a ...

The Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service has issued an order prohibiting the use of exploding targets on Forest Service lands in the region. Exploding targets were cited as the cause of ...

The Bureau of Land Management is proposing prohibiting the use of exploding targets on land it manages in Colorado because of the wildfire threat they pose. The prohibition is one of a number of ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal government said Thursday it is collecting $168,500 to cover fire suppression costs after an Illinois man ignited a 440-acre blaze in central Idaho in 2012 while ...

The Northern Region of the U.S. Forest Service has banned exploding targets on public land under its jurisdiction, saying the targets have caused 16 wildfires across the West over the past two years ...

SALMON, Idaho, July 23 (Reuters) - Federal land managers on Wednesday banned exploding targets used by shooting enthusiasts from 12 national forests in four Western U.S. states, saying the devices ...

People, often frightened, are calling 911 to report explosions at all hours of the day and night. Rogers County Sheriff Scott Walton says people using exploding targets are to blame. The sheriff says ...

DENVER – The U.S. Forest Service announced a ban on exploding targets Monday, citing them as a major cause of wildfires. Shooters who use exploding targets have ignited 16 wildfires since last year, ...