Reagan Shooter John Hinckley Jr. Is Set to Be Released

“This decision will only redouble our resolve at the Brady Campaign to expand background checks to every gun sale and end the horror of gun violence that takes 90 lives every single day”. He will now live permanently with his elderly mother in Williamsburg, Virginia.

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute also disapproved of the release of Hinckley in a recent statement.

Reagan’s son, Michael tweeted: “my father forgave John Hinckley Junior – maybe we should do the same”.

But Reagan’s daughter, Patti Davis, expressed some resignation, blogging that she was “not surprised by this latest development, but my heart is sickened”.

When Brady passed away in 2014, his death was ruled a homicide and deemed to be directly related to the gunshot wound he suffered in the 1981 assassination attempt. And as of this previous Wednesday, a judge ruled that Hinckley will be released from his confinement on a conditional basis.

His release has specific guidelines, which state that he must live at his mother’s home in Williamsburg, Virginia; have monthly treatments at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital; and “shall have no contact whatsoever” with certain individuals including Jodie Foster (with whom he was obsessed at the time of the shooting), his victims, and their families.

Friedman’s order imposes dozens of conditions, including a requirement that Hinckley meet with his psychiatrist in Washington at least once a month and notify the Secret Service when he travels for the appointment. William Miller, a spokesman for the US attorney’s office in Washington, said the office is reviewing the ruling and has no comment. Hinckley’s father died in 2008.

Even though Hinckley faced many years in a mental institution, his insanity acquittal caused an uproar, one that politicians were eager to inflame.

The final condition is he must continue to receive mental health treatment once a month, indefinitely.

If Hinckley relapses or violates the terms of his release, he could be returned to St. Elizabeth’s, the judge ordered.

Hinckley has worked as a volunteer at the library of a psychiatric facility in Williamsburg after failing to secure employment at places such as Starbucks and Subway, the magazine wrote.

Spriggs spent almost three decades with the Secret Service. “It made me feel awkward and uncomfortable”, he said. He has also attended meetings for people living with mental illness, talks at a local art museum and concerts.

“I don’t like flipping around the TV, I want to do things”, a court document quoted him saying.

Information for this article was contributed by Ben Nuckols, Sarah Brumfield, Jessica Gresko, Ben Finley and Alanna Durkin Richer of The Associated Press and by Spencer S. Hsu and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post.