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Background check law credited for blocking 3 million sales
by Daniel TerrillThis year marks the 23rd anniversary of the Brady bill’s signing into law and with it comes a record number of checks performed in a single year as well as a milestone for blocked sales.
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President Ronald Reagan’s failed assassin to be released
by Jared MorganAfter spending more than 35 years in a mental hospital, the man who failed an assassin attempt against President Ronald Reagan will be released.
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Failed Reagan assassin Hinckley Jr. could be released (VIDEO)
by Jared MorganThe man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan more than 30 years ago could be released from the mental institution where he has been treated since.
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Sarah Brady, champion of gun control, passes at 73
by Daniel TerrillSarah Brady, who, with her husband, is credited for the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, died Friday at age 73.
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Hinckley not to be charged with murder in Brady death 33 years later
by Jared MorganJohn Hinckley Jr. — the man whose failed assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in 1981 resulted in the serious injury of the president and subsequent death of White House press secretary James Brady some 33 years later — will not be brought up on murder charges, federal prosecutors announced Friday.
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Volokh: Could the gov’t try John Hinckley Jr for Brady’s murder?
by Daniel TerrillCould the gunman, John Hinckley Jr., be tried for murder even though he has already been tried and convicted for related charges? The likely answer is no, but for two different reasons.
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Death of James Brady ruled homicide related to 1981 assassination attempt (VIDEO)
by Daniel TerrillBrady died Aug. 4 at his home in Virginia after succumbing to his injuries, a gunshot wound to the head, sustained during the shooting 33 years ago during an assassination attempt on President Reagan.
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