The Ripple Effect The Shooting's Influence on Gun Control and Mental Health Policy

... President Ronald Reagan, had been years in the making, a Post review found. Advertisement. Story continues below advertisement. Spurred by a ... Hinckley was found not guilty of the shooting by reason of insanity in 1982 and ordered to live at a psychiatrist hospital. In the 2000s, ... (WTNH) — John Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, is headed to Naugatuck, Connecticut, to perform a concert. The ... John Hinckley, who wounded then U.S. President Ronald Reagan and ... Following the shooting, it was widely reported that Hinckley had ... A federal judge has approved the unconditional release of John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981. In 1981, then President Ronald Reagan was shot outside a hotel in downtown Washington. CBS News' Robert Costa reflects on that historic ... John Hinckley shot and wounded Ronald Reagan and staff members as he left the Hilton Hotel. Four people — Reagan; a D.C. police officer; a Secret Service agent and Reagan's press secretary James Brady — were injured in the shooting. ... John Hinckley Jr was just 25 when he shot President Ronald Reagan and three others in 1981 in Washington, DC. Jurors found him not guilty by ... The assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan happened on Monday, March 30, 1981, 69 days after becoming President.