Why did Mel Gibson lose his gun rights? The incident occurred in 2011 after he was convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence against his former girlfriend.

Elizabeth G. Oyer, who began working for the DOJ as a pardon attorney in 2022, said in an interview with the New York Times that she was dismissed from her job shortly after she refused to add the Braveheart actor's name to a list of candidates who may soon have their gun rights restored.

The head of the Department of Justice (DOJ) office that makes pardon recommendations to the president said she was fired after refusing to sign off on a recommendation to restore gun rights to