JAMES BRADY

A planned New York City concert by would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley Jr. has been canceled even as Hinckley was freed from federal court oversight.

John Hinckley Jr. has been freed from court oversight.

A federal judge has given his final blessing to full freedom for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981.

President Joe Biden has been intimately involved in some of the gun control movement's greatest successes — and failures.

The NRA, which opposes gun control laws, will host its convention in Texas, days after a lone gunman killed 19 kids and two teachers at Robb Elementary School.

The father of a 14-year-old girl killed in the 2018 Florida high school shooting massacre is joining the top ranks of an anti-gun violence group to promote like-minded political candidates around the country ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

A federal judge says the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan four decades ago can be released unconditionally from the restrictions he's been living under next year if he remains mentally stable.

Lawyers for the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan are scheduled to argue in court that 66-year-old John Hinckley should be freed from restrictions placed on him after he moved out of a Washington hospital.

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A court hearing has been scheduled regarding whether the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can live without restrictions in the home he shares with his mother and brother in Virginia.

Brown, who represented Brady at the president's press conference Thursday, said there was "no one better in national office" than Mr. Biden to lead today's gun control effort.

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2003, file photo, John Hinckley Jr. arrives at U.S. District Court in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can now publicly display his writings, artwork and music, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Hinckley, who shot and wounded Reagan in 1981, must inform his treatment team of his plans to display his works. Barry Levine, who represents Hinckley, said at a September court hearing that Hinckley should eventually be granted unconditional release. Around the time that then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in January 2011, Hinckley told one of his doctors: “Wow.

Long-time gun control activist Sarah Brady has died at the age of 73. Her husband was James Brady, the White House press secretary who was shot in the head and left partially paralyzed in the attempted assassination on President Reagan back in 1981. The Brady's push to limit access handguns inspired President Clinton to name the law in their honor. Vinita Nair reports.

Former White House press secretary James Brady dies at 73 The gun victim who became a powerful advocate for tougher gun laws as President Ronald Regan's one-time spokesman is remembered after his death this Monday. Bill Plante reports from the White House.