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Hinckley purchased the gun outside the District of Columbia, which has some of the most restrictive [[gun control]] ordinances in the nation.

Hinckley purchased the gun outside the District of Columbia, which has some of the most restrictive [[gun control]] ordinances in the nation.

Hinckley was tried in 1982, and found not guilty by reason of insanity.  To this day he is held in a psychiatric hospital, but there is a push for his release.{{fact}}

Hinckley was tried in 1982, and found not guilty by reason of insanity.  He was held in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, but was released in 2016 to live with his very elderly mother in Williamsburg, Virginia, much to many people's opposition, including those in Williamsburg.{{fact}}

The Democrat-controlled [[House of Representatives]] and [[gun control]] [[activist]]s used the incident to press for new [[federal]] legislation.  The variance of state and local laws, and lack of information sharing that allowed a man with a history of mental illness to purchase a gun, became the pretext for [[regulating]] purchasers and sellers of guns, many who were also [[NRA]] members and enthusiastically supported President Reagan in 1980. Sarah and Jim Brady were invited to testify.  President Reagan although almost assassinated never pushed for gun control and continued to support gun rights.

The Democrat-controlled [[House of Representatives]] and [[gun control]] [[activist]]s used the incident to press for new [[federal]] legislation.  The variance of state and local laws, and lack of information sharing that allowed a man with a history of mental illness to purchase a gun, became the pretext for [[regulating]] purchasers and sellers of guns, many who were also [[NRA]] members and enthusiastically supported President Reagan in 1980. Sarah and Jim Brady were invited to testify.  President Reagan although almost assassinated never pushed for gun control and continued to support gun rights.