NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. (CBS) -- An explosion that scattered debris across part of Middletown was caused by a group of people shooting a binary exploding rifle target in a field, according to the ...

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 ...

Everyone likes to add a little excitement to their target shooting, and exploding targets do just that. Depending on the type of exploding target, a shooter can be rewarded with a loud boom, some ...

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 ...

In a hearing, U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai said he would dismiss the suit and issue a final written opinion in the coming days. Powell's Books says it is done with layoffs Powell's Books 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, ...

Criminal charges could be filed this week in the death of a 47-year-old Utica man who was fatally struck in the abdomen by shrapnel after an exploding target that was shot last month, officials said.

Brockway Township Supervisor Bill McMurtrie said he was watching TV a few weeks ago when a “humongous boom” rattled his windows and sent the family cat running. Soon, he got a few calls from neighbors ...