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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.

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}}

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.