James Brady

Alan · Mar 30, 2011

Wants to make sure he's not forgotten. While what happened to him is tragic, I don't think leaving pea shooters for self defense is the answer.:twocents:

http://www.katc.com/news/reagan-spokesman-jim-brady-fights-for-gun-control/

WASHINGTON (AP) - Jim Brady, President Ronald Reagan's smooth-talking press secretary, hasn't stopped speaking his mind, forcefully and poignantly, and that was clear Wednesday on the 30th anniversary of the assassination attempt that paralyzed him.

"I wouldn't be here in this damn wheelchair if we had common-sense legislation," he said Wednesday at a Capitol Hill news conference, joined by his wife, Sarah, and lawmakers in calling for gun control legislation. The Bradys head the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

"Fight fiercely," Brady, 70, told the audience.

The gunman, John Hinckley Jr., tried to kill Reagan and shot Brady in the head during the attack outside a Washington hotel.

Hinckley, who said he was trying to impress actress Jodie Foster, also wounded a Secret Service agent and a District of Columbia police officer. Hinckley was declared mentally incompetent and consigned to a Washington mental institution where he remains today, with family visiting rights.

Asked what he remembers about that day, Brady said, "Not being the same person that I was. I used to be a track runner. No more. But I am not going to run away from this."

The Bradys were joined by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., who have introduced bills to ban the kinds of large-capacity assault clips used in the January attack in Tucson, Ariz., that killed six and wounded 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
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Can someone define an "Assault Clip" for me? And how, exactly, will this reduce crime? I'm pretty sure it's been proven to be false.

Just Piddling · Mar 30, 2011

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James Brady

Alan Proud Infidel

Just Piddling .

cd4th Shoot first, shoot again

ACBass Well-Known Member

Hey James

James Gandolfini passes

Just for you James.....my POS floater

Is this James

James, I think Hill's Misinformed You

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