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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Greg Evans

Mel Gibson’s gun rights restored by Trump’s Justice Department

Mel Gibson will be allowed to own guns again, despite a prior domestic violence conviction against him, thanks to a new ruling by the US Justice Department.

The Mad Max actor had his gun rights revoked in 2011 when he was charged with misdemeanour spousal battery and pleaded no contest in a deal with prosecutors that kept him out of jail.

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