James Brady
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"James Scott "Jim" Brady" was an assistant to the President of the United States/U.S. President and White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan. After nearly being killed and becoming permanently disabled as a result of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981, Brady became an ardent supporter of gun control.

On August 8, 2014, Brady's death was ruled a homicide, 33 years after the gunshot wound he received in 1981.

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The Senate passed a pretty good bill and we don't want to see it put in the dumpster.

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We want to make sure people look at the Bush record on firearms.

It's got to be a collaborative effort.

One very clear impression I had of all the Beautiful People was their prudence. It may be that they paid for their own airline tickets, but they paid for little else.