Accessed 9 Apr. 2025. Barrett, Devlin. "Justice Dept. Official Says She Was Fired After Opposing Restoring Mel Gibson's Gun Rights." The New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025.

The former U.S. pardon attorney, Elizabeth G. Oyer, was terminated Friday after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson’s rights to carry a gun, her spokesperson and two Justice Department ...

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 ...

In March, Oyer was asked to make a recommendation to Attorney General Pam Bondi to reinstate actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights, which were rescinded after a domestic violence conviction in 2011.

Actor Mel Gibson’s firearm privileges were restored along with nine others, including a former NFL Hall of Famer for the Jets, after losing their rights over decades-old crime convictions.

Actor Mel Gibson has his firearms rights back along with nine others, including a former NFL player, who petitioned the government for pardons for their decades-old crimes.

Oyer was fired March 7 and met by security guards with a firing memo signed by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. She was given no official reason for her termination, she says. She has ...

Oyer also told CNN: “When I came into work on Friday morning, I said to a colleague, I really think that Mel Gibson might be my downfall, and within hours of saying that, I was being escorted ...

The former U.S. pardon attorney, Elizabeth G. Oyer, was terminated Friday after she opposed restoring actor Mel Gibson’s rights to carry a gun, her spokesperson and two Justice Department ...

In March, Oyer was asked to make a recommendation to Attorney General Pam Bondi to reinstate actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights, which were rescinded after a domestic violence conviction in 2011. Oyer ...