James Brady
James Brady
James Scott "Jim" Bradywas an assistant to the U.S. President and White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan. In 1981, Brady became permanently disabled from a gunshot wound during the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan. Brady became an ardent supporter of gun control as a result of this event. Brady died on August 4, 2014, 33 years after the shooting. His death was ruled a homicide, caused by the gunshot wound he received in 1981...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 August 1940
CityCentralia, IL
CountryUnited States of America
I'm not used to being physical in a wheelchair, so I have to get used to that. But other than that, I like it.
The Senate passed a pretty good bill and we don't want to see it put in the dumpster.
Somewhere along the line, you and others entered into a scheme where you took the names of impoverished, Medicaid-eligible students and billed the state of Louisiana for those services -- even though some of those children never saw the inside of your office, ... That's what the crime is, here.
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. I have several stands around here.
For target shooting, that's okay. Get a license and go to the range. For defense of the home, that's why we have police departments.
You gotta play the hand that's dealt you. There may be pain in that hand, but you play it. And I've played it.
There was always talk of espirit de corps, of being gung ho, and that must have been a part of it. Better, tougher training, more marksmanship on the firing range, the instant obedience to orders seared into men in boot camp.
The words walked right out of my mouth.
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.
We want to make sure people look at the Bush record on firearms,