A former pardons attorney for the Department of Justice says she was dismissed from her role after she opposed the restoration of actor Mel Gibson's gun rights. Gibson, a prominent Tinseltown ...

Justice Department lawyer Elizabeth G. Oyer was fired after she refused to add Mel Gibson to a list of individuals considered for the restoration of their 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 ...