Mel Gibson, DOJ and Gun Rights

Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights Were Taken Away After a Misdemeanor. Here’s Why.
Mr. Gibson lost his right to own guns after his conviction in 2011. Federal law prohibits all those with felony convictions, and those with certain domestic violence misdemeanors, from possessing guns.
DOJ official fired over Mel Gibson gun rights request speaks out
DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer says she was fired after refusing to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights. She joins Chris Hayes live to tell her story.
Former DOJ Attorney: I Was Fired After Refusing To Restore Mel Gibson's Gun Rights
Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer says she was fired after she refused to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights. Oyer says the request came from an official working at the Department of Justice but declined to identify the person who made the request.
Trump’s Lawyers Fired Me After I Refused to Let Mel Gibson Have Guns
After the president’s personal lawyers took over the Justice Department, they fired Liz Oyer. She writes about how Trump’s DOJ is silencing dissent
DOJ official fired for refusing to give Mel Gibson gun rights back reacts to Trump's speech
Fired DOJ Official Elizabeth Oyer joins Nicolle Wallace to react to President Donald Trump's speech at the Department of Justice and tells the story of her firing after she refused to return gun rights' to actor Mel Gibson who pleaded "no contest" to misdemeanor battery of his former girlfriend.
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The "dangerous" reason why Trump wants Mel Gibson to get his gun rights back
There could be no better poster boy than Mel Gibson for the wisdom of "red flag" laws, which allow the state to remove guns from people in a mental health crisis or who are an active threat to the ...
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DOJ pardon attorney says she was removed after dispute over Mel Gibson's gun rights
Gibson's access to guns is prohibited due to a 2011 "no contest" plea. A top official leading the Justice Department's Office of the Pardon Attorney said she was fired from her post one day after ...
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Justice Department Attorney Says She Was Fired After Balking at Effort to Restore Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
Former Justice Department pardon attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer says she was fired one day after she refused to recommend that actor Mel Gibson have his gun rights restored, according to the New York ...
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Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson’s Gun Rights
By Devlin Barrett Reporting from Washington The Justice Department’s pardon attorney was dismissed a day after she refused to recommend that the actor Mel Gibson, a prominent supporter of ...