Ronald Reagan's Legacy A President Tested by Fire

A federal judge gave his final blessing Wednesday to full freedom for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, ... March 30, 1981​​ As he made his way to his motorcade, President Reagan passed John Hinckley, who was part of the crowd. Hinckley was able to fire six shots, all ... John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981 in an assassination attempt, speaks about his remorse, gun laws and the more ... John Hinckley, the man who shot and nearly killed President Ronald Reagan in 1981, has asked the world to choose peace over violence after the attempted ... Within 1.7 seconds of the first shot, a baby-faced spectator in the crowd, soon identified as John W. Hinckley Jr., had emptied the chamber of ... Hinckley was 25 when he shot and wounded the 40th U.S. president outside a Washington hotel. The shooting paralyzed Reagan press secretary James ... NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — John Hinckley Jr. , who shot and wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981, was freed from court oversight Wednesday, ... John Hinckley Jr. shot Reagan as the president left the Hilton. The chambers of his pistol contained six devastator bullets designed to explode on impact. John Hinckley, who shot and wounded US president Ronald Reagan in 1981, has been freed from court oversight, officially concluding decades of supervision. A federal judge on Wednesday granted John Hinckley Jr., the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, “full-time covalescent leave” from St.