Rifles

Hunters took more than 14,000 deer during the state's four deer hunting seasons last year, an increase of 2.5 percent over 2012, according to the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Brain Peddle of Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada called in a coyote with an amputated paw and a snare around its neck.

The owner of a California-based gun parts store accused the ATF of trying to secretly deal for nearly 5,000 customer names.

A beginning coyote hunter and high power rifle competitor goes long-range to bag a wary winter coyote.

Rifle hunting in Alabama is on its way to becoming much quieter.

A letter reportedly drafted by state law enforcement officials asks gun owners who didn't register AR-style rifles and magazines to dispose of their firearms or move them out of state.

There's nothing like that new rifle smell!

A southwest Missouri prosecutor will not file charges against a man who shot a 4-year-old girl to death while he was target shooting.

Police officers tasked with keeping students safe in one of Utah's largest school districts have been given a tool they think could save lives if a gunman attacks AR15 and M16 rifles.

Some Spearfish residents say they've seen wolves in the area, but police and wildlife officials are skeptical.

Mississippians could be able to buy guns, bullets, all-terrain vehicles and boats without paying sales taxes for a couple days under a proposal moving forward in the House.

The company that makes what might be the most technologically-advanced long-range rifle is now taking orders for its new AR-style rifle and bolt gun.

Legislators in Connecticut are expressing concern over the low number of gun owners who registered now banned semi-automatic rifles, prompting some groups to push for confiscating previously legal firearms from as many as 100,000 residents.

Gov. Scott Walker has approved a sweeping set of changes to Wisconsin deer hunting that include doing away with in-person registration.

Douglas Vezina was charged with shooting two young bucks without a license during the 2013 deer rifle season after the department received a tip.

A federal judge upheld Connecticut's ban on AR-style rifles and 30-round magazines, admitting the new rules signed into law after the Sandy Hook school shooting "burden" gun owners' rights, but were nevertheless constitutional.

According to Winchester, 500 and 1000-round boxes of its M22 22LR 40-grain Black Copper Plated Round Nose rimfire ammo with lot numbers GD42L and GD52L are at risk.