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James Brady, President Reagan's press secretary, lies wounded on the sidewalk outside a Washington D.C. hotel March 30, 1981, after being shot during an attempt on President Reagan's life. In the background, Secret Service agents and police wrestle the assailant, John Hinckley, to the ground. Twenty years later James Brady, shot in the head and permanently disabled, carries on his crusade for gun control. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)