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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Exploding targets are prohibited across the Forest Service’s Northern Region after regional forester Faye Krueger signed a closure order citing public safety concerns and the potential for igniting ...

DENVER | Federal authorities are cracking down on the use of exploding targets on U.S. Forest Service land in five states to prevent them from sparking wildfires. Monday's order covers forest and ...

DENVER, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. Forest Service banned the use of exploding shooting targets on drought-parched national forests and grasslands in five states on Monday, after authorities blamed the ...

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 ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker is hoping to limit use of exploding targets on public lands while allowing shooters on private lands more freedom. Exploding targets, which emit a puff of smoke ...

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Forest Service has banned exploding targets in southern Idaho, southwestern Wyoming, Nevada, Utah and a small portion of eastern California because of wildfire and public ...