Professor Fred Vars published an op-ed in The Washington Post titled Mel Gibson should have a way to get his guns back. Here’s why. (with Ian Ayres, Yale Law School). Professors Vars and Ayres are also the authors of Weapon of Choice: Fighting Gun Violence While Respecting Gun Rights (2020).
The article is centered around DOJ attorney Elizabeth Oyer’s dismissal following her refusal to recommend that Mel Gibson have his gun rights restored. Vars and Ayres go on to argue that having a method to restore gun rights (though maybe not Gibson’s) would “better tailor our efforts to reduce gun violence” and “help insulate gun regulation from constitutional attack.”