The "Lethal Weapon" star lost his firearm rights as a result of a 2011 domestic violence conviction. A former Department of Justice employee says that a dispute over Mel Gibson and lethal weapons led to her firing.

A pardon attorney for the Justice Department was fired last week, and she suspects it had something to do with refusing to restore Mel Gibson's gun rights given his domestic violence conviction. 'This isn’t political — this is a safety issue,

A high-ranking Justice Department attorney says she was fired a day after she opposed a recommendation for Mel Gibson's restoration of his gun rights.