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Former White House Press Secretary James Brady Dead at 73

Posted on by matt04

Former White House Press Secretary James Brady, who was famously shot during the attempt on then-President Ronald Reagan's life in 1981, has died. He was 73.

"Jim touched the lives of so many and has been a wonderful husband, father, friend and role model," his family said in a statement. "We are enormously proud of Jim's remarkable accomplishments - before he was shot on the fateful day in 1981 while serving at the side of President Ronald Reagan and in the days, months and years that followed. Jim Brady's zest for life was apparent to all who knew him, and despite his injuries and the pain he endured every day, he used his humor, wit and charm to bring smiles to others and make the world a better place."

Brady was confined to a wheelchair after being shot and went on to become a leading voice for gun control.

In 1993, President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act into law.



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To: matt04

Reagan was also shot and almost died, but recovered to be a great president. He opposed gun control. Brady was shot and suffered brain damage. He supported gun control. Draw your own conclusions.



To: Dr. Thorne

You think that Hinckley wanted a “do over” once he found out about Jodie Foster’s orientation?



To: matt04

I suppose I’m not enough of a Christian. No empathy for someone who did so much to destroy this country.



by 4 posted onby jonascord (Laeti vescimur nos subacturis)

To: matt04

So he died as a result of gun violence, even if it took over 30 years. /liberal mindset



To: matt04

Bye!



To: matt04

and went on to become a leading voice for gun control should read "and went on to be wheeled out by his wife, who remains a voice for gun control" he had no voice - he was a tool to her agenda



To: matt04

I wonder who will get his privately owned machine gun collection? It must be worth a small fortune and it is transferable to private buyers.



To: matt04

Rest in Peace...



by 9 posted onby Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)

To: matt04

James Brady and his wife led a relentless thirty year jihad to disarm law abiding citizens, not criminals, so it’s difficult to muster up much sympathy here.



To: jonascord

I always got the impression it wasn’t him but his nutcase wife. Just like with Gabby Giffords. There’s no telling how much she’s even cognizant of gun control anymore, let alone competant to make any sort of conclusion about it.



To: MasterGunner01

Does he really have a machine gun collection? I’ve never head about that.



To: tanknetter

I always got the impression it wasnt him but his nutcase wife...



Me too. James was used as a prop on wheels.



To: matt04

“famously shot” ? Who writes this garbage.



To: tanknetter

Agreed. The antifreedom Left turned him into a living prop.



To: jonascord

I suppose Im not enough of a Christian. No empathy for someone who did so much to destroy this country. ...it’s not un-Christian to show no empathy...to dance on someone’s grave...that would be un-Christian... ...your tagline...is it ‘happily do we enjoy conquering’...?



To: matt04

First of all  Rest in Peace, and prayers for his family. That being said, stand by for the inevitable onslaught from the Gun Grabbers for a push to get what they can in the way of eviscerating our Commonsense Civil Rights in his honor. Just as they used Teddy Kennedys death to push Obamacare (IIRC). The cadres of the nations socialist left never miss a trick in Forwarding their anti-freedom agenda.



by 17 posted onby HammerT (The Right to keep and bear arms: A Commonsense Civil Right)

To: Dr. Thorne

I believe that the gun control fight was more Brady’s wife soap box than his.



To: matt04

And the 2nd amendment outlives another mortal that thought they had the power of a god over our liberty.



To: Revelation 911

Exactly



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