'I'm truly sorry. I really am,' Hinckley told Nightline. 'I'm not sure they can forgive me, and I probably wouldn't even blame them.'
John Hinckley Jr. speaks to ABC News' JuJu Chang about his remorse for shooting President Ronald Reagan, police officer Thomas Delahanty, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and Press Secretary James Brady.More than 40 years after he shot President Ronald Reagan and three others, John Hinckley Jr. said he's filled with remorse over his actions, but he's ready to move forward with his life.
John Hinckley Jr. speaks to ABC News' JuJu Chang about his remorse for shooting President Ronald Reagan, police officer Thomas Delahanty, Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and Press Secretary James Brady.While some of those close to Reagan are reluctant to accept Hinckley's olive branch, he said he's committed to proving to the world that he's a changed and better man. And he supports laws that would prohibit others with mental health issues from getting access to guns.
"It was in ways like a suicide attempt just saying, this is it. This is the end of my life," he said. Hinckley said he's in favor of background checks and waiting periods to obtain a gun, especially with regard to people who are suffering, which were policies that were ushered by the Brady law.President Reagan publicly forgave Hinckley for the assassination attempt, but at least one member of Reagan's family has not forgiven him.in September, after the judge made the order to release Hinckley, and said she feared that he would contact her.
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