The Aftermath of Ronald Reagan's Shooting A Nation in Shock

WASHINGTON (AP) — The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory ... On March 30, 1981, six shots were fired at President Ronald Reagan outside the ... get Reagan." Hinckley wrote he was doing this to try to ... Though it was awhile before the full story got out, the answer is, yes he was. Initially, it appeared (and was reported to the public) that ... Hinckley did not shoot Reagan directly, but the president was seriously wounded when a bullet ricocheted off the side of the presidential ... The last attempt to assassinate a U.S. president or presidential candidate was in 1981, when Ronald Reagan was shot ... Find CBC News on ... John Hinckley, Jr., accused assassinate of President Reagan, sits in the back of this motioned vehicle outside the federal court in DC shortly ... On January 20, 1981, Reagan took office. Only 69 days later he was shot by a would-be assassin, but quickly recovered and returned to duty. His grace and wit ... The would-be assassin got off six shots in 1.7 seconds, nearly taking the life of a president and changing the trajectory of a presidency. The assassination attempt against Donald Trump comes 43 years after President Ronald Reagan was shot. ... What impact did the shooting have? The last was President Ronald Reagan, who, like Trump, survived an attack by a lone shooter. But that was in 1981 — a decidedly different ...