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Spates of deadly violence impacted several U.S. cities to start 2023, outpacing the same period in 2022.

Citigroup Inc (C.N) has discriminated against the firearms sector, the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said, making a decision that "has the effect" of Texas halting Citi's ability to underwrite most municipal bond offerings in the state.

"House Republicans have the ATF in our crosshairs," Congressman Gaetz said in the release. "The continued existence of the ATF is increasingly unwarranted based on their repeated actions to convert law-abiding citizens into felons. They must be stopped. My bill today would abolish the ATF once and for all."

She would not reveal who her clients were, but cautioned: "Believe me, you don't want to get into litigation with them."

Sheriffs in 80 Illinois counties shared the sentiment.

After approval from both the House and Senate, the state of Illinois passed a gun law banning long guns carrying 10 rounds, and handguns carrying 15 rounds.

Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw apologized this week after the congressman said anti-McCarthy House Republicans were "enemies" and "terrorists."

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Bureau of Tobacco, Alcohol, and Firearms (ATF) does not have the power to alter gun laws to fit public opinion.

Republican lawmakers are set to take on the environment, social, and governance (ESG) agenda this year, with multiple states like Florida, Indiana, and Oklahoma targeting the use of such policies for business purposes.

The biological male was convicted of first-degree murder.