Posted January 2, 2015 6:23 pm by Comments

By Dan Zimmerman

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“John Hinckley won’t face charges in the death of former President Ronald Reagan’s press secretary, James Brady — whose death last summer was ruled a homicide, even though it happened more than three decades after Brady was shot by Hinckley.” So reports cnn.com. That’s the announcement from US Attorney Ron Machen. Two factors weighed in his decision not to press the case. First, Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity in his original trial. Second, in 1982, “(t)he District of Columbia also had a ‘year-and-a-day’ rule in effect at the time, which prohibited homicide …read more

Via:: Truth About Guns

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