James Brady, the former White House press secretary who was injured by gunfire in an attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, died on Monday, his family said in a statement. He was 73.
The statement was reported by NBC News on Twitter.
BREAKING: Former White House Press Secretary James Brady has died at age 73, his family says pic.twitter.com/L8G76g4G6k
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) August 4, 2014
Brady was resigned to a wheelchair after he was shot in the head by John Hinckley, who fired several bullets intended for Reagan outside of a Washington, D.C. hotel in 1981.
I can only imagine the hellish existence this poor man lived the last 33 years. Although ultimately futile, his efforts to inspire some semblance of sanity to the gun control debate were noble.
This can’t be right. I distinctly remember the news networks announcing his death in 1981.
R.I.P., James Brady.
But the gunz live on! Praise jeebus and pass the bullets!
Thanks for everything you did in the name of sensible gun control Mr Brady. R.I.P.
Perhaps one of the only decent human beings connected to the Reagan Administration. R.I.P. Secretary Brady.