Ronald Reagan was shot by John Hinckley 38 years ago

On March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was shot while leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C. Reagan had addressed the Building and Construction Workers Union of the AFL-CIO. Although all six of John Hinckley Jr.'s bullets missed Reagan, one ricochetted off the limo and struck Reagan under the arm. A police officer and a Secret Service agent also were shot. Reagan's press secretary James Brady was shot in the head and was left paralyzed. Hinckley was wrestled to the ground. He eventually was found not guilty by reason of insanity. He was released from prison in 2016. Reagan died in 2004. Brady died in 2014.

[jfklittle]

No one is talking about how frkn badass the bodyguard is. He just opens his briefcase and takes an UZI out of it.

[Inthefoxhole]

I remember that day, I was in college and remember watching it unfold in the student lounge.

[alanmorris]

I remember this shooting like it happened yesterday. It was on a Monday. I was 15 and had just gotten off the bus from school. I threw my books on the couch and saw there was a news bulletin on TV. I ran to the kitchen and told my mom Reagan had gotten shot. Both of us ran back to the den to see what had happened.

[turdfurg]

Look at the secret service with full auto uzis for a busy crowd good choice

[Lexrezende]

This man could have saved millions of lives all around the world if his aim wasn't bad.

[onatanmilesi]

I'm here because The Catch in The Rye

[HoangNguyen-vvnz]

i'm from vietnam and condolences to the US presidents who have been assassinated, like the previous presidents who have been assassinated but I think Mr reagan is luckier and I am really sorry for his death.

[snehalkrishnan]

And now this Hinckley fellow has his own water company. Strange world!

[SpaceRanger]

So Hinckley nails Brady in the head with the first shot and then misses Regan with the other 6? On top of that, he was hit by a ricochetted bullet off of the limo? Plus, it hit him under the arm pit? Seems pretty sketchy to me

[jayel]

Is that bush Sr in this clip? funny how he happened to be at the JFK assignation, and at this attempt. and this stupid story doesn't add up.

[berviffy]

I like how they showed Bush Sr. If you know, you know

[undertheyarrowbear]

The camera man did a wonderful job...almost like a movie!

[bhappy]

There was a guy there at the time that was part of the gaurds for the president that used to speak at some of the churches over the years. I can't remember his name, but I remember hearing his stories from first hand knowledge.

[blessingkallah]

Interesting he was released in 2016. Hmm!... Thank goodness he didn't do anything silly.

[dioggo]

É inacreditável ainda nos dias de hoje.

[pvyuki]

this shouldn't autoplay when i'm enjoying beautiful john hinkley songs!!

[jaygayden]

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[KirksCORNER]

Now John is on youtube and has a youtube channel

[jetknight]

I was in middle school in
march 30, 1981 when this occurred. ...

[edwinwilkerson]

it was a 22 hollow point bullet and the bullet split apart when it his the car door and a fragment of the bullet hit reagent between the ribs and punctured his lung, just a few months before John Lennon was shot 4 times in the back with 38 hollow point bullets all four bullets missed his vital organs but one hit his rib and splintered and a splinter severed his hollow points there is no reason to have would be alive if the bullets were solid and not hollow