James Brady, survivor of an assassination attack on President Reagan, died today at his home in Alexandria, VA. He was 73.
The former White House Press Secretary, who became paralyzed and wheelchair-confined following the 1981 attack, became a leading advocate for gun control with his wife, Sarah, via establishment of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.
Dan Gross, Brady Campaign president, said in a statement, "Jim never gave up fighting and never lost his trademark wit despite suffering a traumatic brain injury after being shot."
The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, according to Gross, blocked about two million gun sales to criminals, domestic abusers and other dangerous people.
"There are few Americans in history who are as directly responsible for saving as many lives as Jim," according to Gross' statement.
Congress passed the "Brady Bill" in 1993, requiring background checks and five-day waiting period for gun sales.
The White House press room was named in Brady's honor.
Current WH spokesperson Josh Earnest said Brady's legacy is what WH press secretaries "aspire to live up to. "
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