Gun store receives death threats amid coyote hunt

The heat is on a Los Lunas gun store for moving ahead with a controversial coyote hunting contest.

 Gunhawk Firearms announced last week it would take over sponsorship of the contest after an Albuquerque store dropped out. Since then, Gunhawk management acknowledges there has been a lot of public input, not all of it positive. Death threats were recently posted on the store's FaceBook page. 

Owner Mark Chavez. Says despite the threats, around 100 teams of 2-people each have signed up.  He also says the vast majority of input from the local community, especially farmers and ranchers, has been positive. 

This week, an online petition surfaced opposing the hunt.  More than 13,000 signatures were collected as of late Thursday night.

Gun store receives death threats amid coyote hunt