March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot

[shanneba]

On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan is shot in the chest outside a Washington, D.C. hotel by a drifter named John Hinckley Jr.

The president had just finished addressing a labor meeting at the Washington Hilton Hotel and was walking with his entourage to his limousine when Hinckley, standing among a group of reporters, fired six shots at the president, hitting Reagan and three of his attendants.

As he was treated and prepared for surgery, he was in good spirits and quipped to his wife, Nancy, ”Honey, I forgot to duck,” and to his surgeons, “Please tell me you’re Republicans.” Reagan’s surgery lasted two hours, and he was listed in stable and good condition afterward.


https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-30/president-reagan-shot

 

[Jester560]

Didn't Hinkley get paroled a few years ago?

 

[Phaser]

Then along came the Brady Bill.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Didn't Hinkley get paroled a few years ago?

Yes, since 2022, he is a free citizen to do as he pleases. Though, I’d imagine he’s not allowed to purchase a weapon. No clue, but I bet thats in his release.

 

[shanneba]

Didn't Hinkley get paroled a few years ago?

Yes, John Hinckley Jr. was released from court oversight in 2022. After attempting to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, he spent over four decades under mental health supervision. In June 2022, he was fully released from all restrictions, marking the end of his long-term oversight by legal and mental health professionals

Hinckley, who was acquitted by reason of insanity, spent the decades before that in a Washington mental hospital.
41 years 2 months and 15 days

Over the years, the court restricted Hinckley from owning a gun or using drugs or alcohol.

John Hinckley Jr. freed from court oversight after decades

John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from court oversight. The development Wednesday ended decades of supervision by legal and mental health professionals after Hinckley shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

apnews.com

 

[bc22wm]

I object to the "drifter" part. If he was a "drifter" it was by choice. John Hinkley Sr. was the founder, and president of the Vanderbilt Energy Corporation. Jr. got off on an insanity defense because of daddies $$$. Spending 40+ years in a hospital instead of life in prison. Don't forget Jr. got Unsupervised day pass release for 16 (SIXTEEN) years before release.
Just to stir the pot. It was that lowly .22 and in ricocheted off the car before hitting RR. Not bad for a cal. that will get you killed for even thinking about carrying it for SD. sorry couldn't help myself.

 

[HayesGreener]

Shot by a young looney trying to impress a young lesbian actress. He came so close to killing him.