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The bullet used to kill conservative activist Charlie Kirk was engraved with transgender and anti-fascist ideology, according to a law bulletin. The notice sent to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) agents said that bullets found inside the rifle, a .30-06 caliber hunting rifle, contained the messaging on them. The 31-year-old MAGA figurehead was gunned down on Wednesday while speaking at a university event in Orem, Utah. According to the notice, the weapon was wrapped up in a towel, with a spent cartridge in the chamber. Another three unspent rounds were discovered in the magazine, all of which...

The rifle used to kill Charlie Kirk has allegedly been recovered, authorities announced Thursday, and chilling messages allegedly inscribed on some of its ammunition are giving investigators a clue about what may have motivated the shooter. Internal communications by the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms appear to reveal notes taken by officials who immediately responded to the killing of Kirk, 31, on the campus of Utah Valley University near Salt Lake City. Within hours, they reported discovering the long-barreled hunting rifle, which was fired “from an elevated position on a rooftop in an adjacent building on the campus.”...