Republicans in a number of states are making overtures to gun manufacturers located in states that have passed post-Sandy Hook gun control legislation.

One of the killings took place in broad daylight, outside the county courthouse in Kaufman, Texas, with several witnesses around. The other, just weeks later, took place about 12 miles away, inside a one-story home on Blarney Stone Way in Forney, Texas.

Members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas prison gang like tattoos. Nazi flags, swastikas, iron eagles, and Schutzstaffel “SS” lightening bolts are popular. But one design in particular, called the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas patch, according to federal court documents, is of particular significance. The patch’s shape and design can vary, but it usually includes a shield, a sword, a swastika, and a crown, with the letters “A” and “B” along with the Nazi “SS” above the shield and the word “Texas” below. The patch can only be worn by “fully made” members of the gang, who generally ascend to that status by committing a “blood-tie” on behalf of the gang. In other words: aggravated assault or murder.

A former Kaufman County, Texas justice of the peace told an NBC News affiliate that he was questioned by law enforcement agents on Saturday, just hours after the bodies of the county District Attorney Mike McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, were found in their home in Forney, Texas.

Dr. Salomon Melgen, the Florida ophthalmologist, businessman, and political donor whose ties to Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) have been under scrutiny, has granted his first interview since his name hit the headlines earlier this year.

Kaufman County, Texas, just east of Dallas, is named after David Spangler Kaufman, the first Jewish Texan to serve in Congress. It is home to approximately 107,000 residents. And in the past two months, it has had two of its prosecutors shot dead. So far, the culprit or culprits remain at large.

Earlier this month, as media reports and court documents in the Dominican Republic began to debunk the prostitution allegations that had been swirling around him, Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) took a moment to remind reporters about the “nameless, faceless, anonymous sources” involved in pushing the story. Well, we now have the face of one of the sources. Or at least three-quarters of his face.

Ana Alliegro, a Florida political operative and longtime friend of former Rep. David Rivera (R-FL), disappeared on Sept. 6, 2012. And despite her potential role as a key witness in a federal investigation tied to the former Republican lawmaker, her whereabouts have remained a mystery for more than six months. But that may be changing.