But in the 1990s Americans rediscovered the SKS as a sporting rifle and for target shooting. Despite resistance from the U.S. State Department, SKS models from many different countries were ...

The gunman, James Hodgkinson, who was shot dead by law enforcement, is believed to have used an SKS 7.62-millimeter caliber rifle in the attack, a law enforcement source told CNN. Investigators ...

(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy. A reference to one type of ammunition used in the AK-47 has been removed.) When Secret Service agents foiled what the FBI ...

The wooded scene photos showed a black “sporterized” modern SKS, with a detachable magazine. It had a scope added for longer-range shooting and appeared to have a “Monte Carlo” stock to fi ...

More than 4 million SKS rifles in its numerous variants have ... white male demographic who—despite having never tried target shooting before—have a strong interest in doing so.

“We found out the rifle this suspect used was an SKS, an AK-47 type assault rifle ... including the 2017 shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and two Capitol Police officers at ...

The suspect allegedly fired an SKS 7.62 rifle at one of the responding deputies, and the SWAT team was called in to assist. The deputy was not injured in the shooting. When the SWAT team arrived ...