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Mel Gibson's right to own a gun restored by Justice Department, NYT reports

  • The U.S. Justice Department has restored gun rights to Mel Gibson and nine others, despite his 2011 domestic violence conviction, as reported by The New York Times.
  • Elizabeth Oyer, a DOJ pardon attorney, claimed she was fired for opposing Gibson's restoration, although a DOJ official said her termination was unrelated to him.
  • Oyer claimed she was fired for her position on Gibson and said she had not conducted a background investigation regarding his case.
  • The Federal Register will soon publish the names of those whose gun rights have been restored, including Gibson, who previously lost them under federal law.
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After being deprived of his right to possess weapons because of a conviction for domestic violence, Mel Gibson will now be able to recover it, thanks to a decision reported by the New York Times on Friday. The 69-year-old actor, who was appointed "Special Ambassador" in Hollywood in January, is one of the ten people benefiting from this recovery.Despite the legislation prohibiting persons convicted of domestic violence from possessing weapons, t…

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The actor had lost his right to hold a firearm when he was convicted of domestic violence in 2011. A common sense rule swept away by Donald Trump's election.

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The actor had lost his right after a case of domestic violence. In summer Gibson will be in Italy to shoot the movie 'Resurrection'

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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, April 3, 2025.
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