gun rights
Americanplural noun
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The Justice Department last year fired its pardon attorney after she objected to restoring the gun rights of actor Mel Gibson, who pleaded no contest in 2011 to a misdemeanor battery charge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
She has said she was fired for refusing to recommend the restoration of actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Dana Bazelon, friend of Slate and fellow at the Quattrone Center at Penn Carey Law School, was front-row at the Supreme Court this week as the justices considered yet another consequential gun rights case.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2026
Immigration, government spending and gun rights were top issues.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
The Hemani case is one of two gun rights cases the court agreed to hear this term.
From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026
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