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It was Clinton, not Reagan, who signed the Brady Bill into law
The Democratic 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.
The Democratic 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.
Timothy McCarty, the secret service agent shot by Hinkley, campaigned against the availability of cheap handguns available to criminals. Reagan, in deference to the people who were injured in the an assassination attempt in himself, and thier personal lobbying efforts on behalf of the bill, signed the [[Brady Bill]] into law. The bill included a federal mandatory waiting period before purchasing a handgun.<ref>[http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/wbardwel/public/nfalist/brady_act.txt Text of the Brady Bill]</ref>
Timothy McCarty, the secret service agent shot by Hinkley, campaigned against the availability of cheap handguns available to criminals. President [[Bill Clinton]] signed the [[Brady Bill]] into law. The bill included a federal mandatory waiting period before purchasing a handgun.<ref>[http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/usr/wbardwel/public/nfalist/brady_act.txt Text of the Brady Bill]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.saf.org/LawReviews/Aborn1.html The Battle over the Brady Bill]</ref>
<ref>[http://www.saf.org/LawReviews/Aborn1.html The Battle over the Brady Bill]</ref>