Mel Gibson gets his gun rights back

Mel actually needs some basic firearms training.


Mel Gibson is getting his gun rights back. The U.S. Justice Department, under Attorney General Pam Bondi, has approved the restoration of the actor’s firearm privileges following his 2011 misdemeanor conviction for battering ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva.

The decision applies under newly published regulations that allow individuals with certain criminal records to earn back gun rights—but it sparked internal controversy. Elizabeth G. Oyer, the department’s pardon attorney, was fired in March after expressing concern over restoring rights to someone with a domestic violence history. She warned there could be “real consequences” from such decisions. Officials claim her dismissal was unrelated.

Gibson, who resides in Nevada, is now eligible to own firearms depending on state laws. Nevada bans gun ownership for felons, but Gibson’s conviction was a misdemeanor.

Earlier this year, President Trump named Gibson a “special ambassador” to Hollywood alongside Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone. Gibson’s team has not issued a comment on the Justice Department’s move.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...33d1dbdf2f.jpg

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Gibson, who resides in Nevada is now eligible to own firearms depending on state laws. Nevada bans gun ownership for felons, but Gibson’s conviction was a misdemeanor.

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What source are you going off of? There is no evidence Gibson has ever resided in the state of Nevada.

https://people.com/mel-gibson-gun-ri...neral-11709158

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...un-rights.html

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/mel-...gun-rights.amp

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https://people.com/mel-gibson-gun-ri...neral-11709158

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...un-rights.html

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/mel-...gun-rights.amp

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Are you reading the sources you’re going by? There is nothing in the links you provided (or anywhere else on the internet) that indicate Gibson has ever resided in the state of Nevada.

He directed a film in Nevada and stated he wanted to direct more films in the future in Nevada. Maybe that’s what’s confusing you.

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https://people.com/mel-gibson-gun-ri...neral-11709158

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...un-rights.html

https://www.livenowfox.com/news/mel-...gun-rights.amp

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Are you reading the sources you’re going by? There is nothing in the links you provided (or anywhere else on the internet) that indicate Gibson has ever resided in the state of Nevada.

He directed a film in Nevada and stated he wanted to direct more films in the future in Nevada. Maybe that’s what’s confusing you.

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I dont know, the first source says Nevada and the other 3 do not. You seem obsessed with it, so do your own research.

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Are you reading the sources you’re going by? There is nothing in the links you provided (or anywhere else on the internet) that indicate Gibson has ever resided in the state of Nevada.

He directed a film in Nevada and stated he wanted to direct more films in the future in Nevada. Maybe that’s what’s confusing you.

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I dont know, the first source says Nevada and the other 3 do not. You seem obsessed with it, so do your own research.

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Fact check the stuff you write. It makes you come across as doltish and obtuse.

Took less than a minute to find this- https://variety.com/2025/politics/ne...ed-1236359708/

Gibson, who in January was named a “special ambassador” to Hollywood by President Trump along with Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone, would be permitted to own firearms again depending on state laws. Gibson is a resident of Nevada, which prohibits felons owning guns, but Gibson’s conviction was a misdemeanor.

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Fact check the stuff you write. It makes you come across as doltish and obtuse.

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Funny how you only call me out on fact checking while you ignore the other 5-8 regular posting members here and dont ask them. Hypocrite much?

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Fact check the stuff you write. It makes you come across as doltish and obtuse.

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Funny how you only call me out on fact checking while you ignore the other 5-8 regular posting members here and dont ask them. Hypocrite much?

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On March 11th, 2025, Gibson conducted an interview with the LVRJ after completion of a movie filmed in Southern Nevada with Mark Wahlberg, who lives in Las Vegas.

Gibson said “Mark Wahlberg is an industrious guy and great to work with. The production experience in Vegas was topnotch,” Gibson said in a text Sunday, a day after attending UFC 313 at T-Mobile Arena. Gibson sat alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and longtime friend and business associate Darin Feinstein. “I am certain Vegas will accommodate Mark in a big way. I look forward to coming back one day for big-budget movies.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entert...ovies-3317516/

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Fact check the stuff you write. It makes you come across as doltish and obtuse.

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Funny how you only call me out on fact checking while you ignore the other 5-8 regular posting members here and dont ask them. Hypocrite much?

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You post more news and links to articles than anyone else on this board, that’s why it’s important that you fact check your source so you don’t repeat erroneous information that will then negatively affect your credibility on these boards.

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Originally Posted by igotnotoe

Fact check the stuff you write. It makes you come across as doltish and obtuse.

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Funny how you only call me out on fact checking while you ignore the other 5-8 regular posting members here and dont ask them. Hypocrite much?

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You post more false horsefuckery on this site than pretty much anyone else here, and now you want to whine and cry like the little desert-pedo flashlight weilding bitch baby you are?

Do yourself and everyone else a favor here and shut the fuck up and log off permanently.

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Originally Posted by igotnotoe

You post more news and links to articles than anyone else on this board, that’s why it’s important that you fact check your source so you don’t repeat erroneous information that will then negatively affect your credibility on these boards.

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No shit sherlock, the other 99.999% of my posts are followed up with links and I was CORRECT in post #1 here, you just wanted to rock the boat. But then I posted a legit link and now you ignore it.

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You post more news and links to articles than anyone else on this board, that’s why it’s important that you fact check your source so you don’t repeat erroneous information that will then negatively affect your credibility on these boards.

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No shit sherlock, the other 99.999% of my posts are followed up with links and I was CORRECT in post #1 here, you just wanted to rock the boat. But then I posted a legit link and now you ignore it.

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100% gay thread

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No shit sherlock, the other 99.999% of my posts are followed up with links and I was CORRECT in post #1 here, you just wanted to rock the boat. But then I posted a legit link and now you ignore it.

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Rock the boat? You posted that Gibson was a resident of Nevada. That was incorrect Doing a simple google search i.e. some fact checking would have shown you that your sources were obviously confused because Mark Wahlberg, who Gibson just finished a movie with, indeed lives in Nevada, while Gibson doesn’t.

The majority of your posts are just news stories (except for that brilliant tranny thread btw) so since that’s apparently what you feel comfortable contributing here, I was merely suggesting that you research what you write instead of posting disinformation. But of course do as you like. You realize everyone here despises you. I was just being cordial in trying to show you one of the reasons you are abhorred and for the most part shunned on this platform.

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Rock the boat? You posted that Gibson was a resident of Nevada. That was incorrect Doing a simple google search i.e. some fact checking would have shown you that your sources were obviously confused because Mark Wahlberg, who Gibson just finished a movie with, indeed lives in Nevada, while Gibson doesn’t.

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Scroll back up to Post #7 where it was confirmed he is a Nevada resident. Again, you did not find a score.

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Originally Posted by igotnotoe

Rock the boat? You posted that Gibson was a resident of Nevada. That was incorrect Doing a simple google search i.e. some fact checking would have shown you that your sources were obviously confused because Mark Wahlberg, who Gibson just finished a movie with, indeed lives in Nevada, while Gibson doesn’t.

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Scroll back up to Post #7 where it was confirmed he is a Nevada resident. Again, you did not find a score.

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As I stated in post (9) Variety is incorrect. They will be posting a correction shortly. Gibson, is NOT a resident of Nevada. Mark Wahlberg who he just directed in a movie is.

Yahoo- https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mel-gibson...KeMrfNuDwlUrLa

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Gibson, a Nevada resident, had previously lost the right to own firearms following his no contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery against his former girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva.

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Its been confirmed that his Malibu home did burn down and he did try to buy a firearm in Nevada. The only way to (try) to buy a firearm in Nevada is by being a local resident. If he was from CA, he would not have tried it. (edited for clarification) People do buy firearms and have them shipped to their local FFL, but its more difficult as a CA resident as most non-CA approved guns are not on the CA DOJ approved roster.

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A lawyer for Gibson had asked the Trump administration to restore the “Braveheart” (1995) actor’s gun rights, saying that in recent years, he had tried to buy a weapon in Nevada but been denied because of the conviction.

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To be honest, I really dont care where he lives, I just wanted to focus on the topic of getting his rights back. But keep beating that drum.

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Yahoo- https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mel-gibson...KeMrfNuDwlUrLa



Its been confirmed that his Malibu home did burn down and he did try to buy a firearm in Nevada. The only way to (try) to buy a firearm in Nevada is by being a resident.

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A lawyer for Gibson had asked the Trump administration to restore the “Braveheart” (1995) actor’s gun rights, saying that in recent years, he had tried to buy a weapon in Nevada but been denied because of the conviction.

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To be honest, I really dont care where he lives, I just wanted to focus on the topic of getting his rights back. But keep beating that drum.

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Hi again. It seems like you have done it again with the misinformation nonsense.

You erroneously (again) stated something as fact without researching said statement.

You do NOT, I repeat do NOT have to be a resident of Nevada to purchase a gun in the state.

Please at your convenience read the Nevada statue and other links I am providing to educate you.

https://www.atf.gov/firearms/docs/gu...codes/download

https://rccd.nv.gov/FeesForms/Point_..._Program-FAQs/

https://ccw-lasvegas.com/ccw-lasvegas-laws/

Also, I sadly am realizing that you seem to think I am attacking you personally.

That is not the case.

Contrary, I think you have a lot of potential as a poster with a little polish and some small adjustments. My input was just some suggestions so you do not come across as ignorant, as the community believes you are, when we both know that is not the case at all.

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You do NOT, I repeat do NOT have to be a resident of Nevada to purchase a gun in the state.

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I never addressed this topic or state anything about having or not having to be a resident in NV to purchase a firearm. Anyone can purchase a firearm at a FFL and have it shipped to their FFL out of state. (most likely wont work if the firearm is Off Roster in CA) I am willing to bet I know more about firearms and firearm purchases than you, since you had to look it up.

I'm pretty sure I have bought more firearms in AZ, CA and NV than you.

But keep trying.

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Originally Posted by igotnotoe

You do NOT, I repeat do NOT have to be a resident of Nevada to purchase a gun in the state.

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I never addressed this topic or state anything about having or not having to be a resident in NV to purchase a firearm. Anyone can purchase a firearm at a FFL and have it shipped to their FFL out of state. (most likely wont work if the firearm is Off Roster in CA) I am willing to bet I know more about firearms and firearm purchases than you, since you had to look it up.

I'm pretty sure I have bought more firearms in AZ, CA and NV than you.

But keep trying.

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Yahoo- https://uk.news.yahoo.com/mel-gibson...KeMrfNuDwlUrLa



Its been confirmed that his Malibu home did burn down and he did try to buy a firearm in Nevada. The only way to (try) to buy a firearm in Nevada is by being a resident.

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A lawyer for Gibson had asked the Trump administration to restore the “Braveheart” (1995) actor’s gun rights, saying that in recent years, he had tried to buy a weapon in Nevada but been denied because of the conviction.

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To be honest, I really dont care where he lives, I just wanted to focus on the topic of getting his rights back. But keep beating that drum.

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I’m sorry you are struggling. Maybe you should rest.

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I’m sorry you are struggling. Maybe you should rest.

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Not struggling at all, I went back clarified it. If Gibson was still a CA resident, I am pretty sure he knew well enough not to try to buy a firearm in Nevada without the proper resident credentials.

But since you seem to be obsessed with the topic and so far TWO media sources have reported that he is Nevada resident, most likely after his Malibu home burned down recently.