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In New York, the guitarist who made an attempt on Reagan was supposed to perform: the concert was canceled due to threats

'17.06.2022'

Nadezhda Verbitskaya

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A scheduled concert by John Hinckley Jr., who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, has been cancelled. This is despite the fact that Hinckley was released from federal court oversight, the New York venue that booked the performance announced. Yahoo News.

The Market Hotel in Brooklyn cited real threats and hate that caused the concert to be canceled in its announcement in social networks on Wednesday, June 15th.

Hinckley, 67, was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the assassination attempt on Reagan on March 30, 1981. As a result, Reagan was seriously injured, and his press secretary, James Brady, remained permanently disabled.

Brady continued to campaign for gun safety legislation until his death in 2014. The Brady Act, passed in 1993, required a five-day waiting period for gun purchases and background checks on potential buyers.

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Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy and Washington police officer Thomas Delahunty were also injured in the shooting. The motive for the attack was Hinckley's obsession with actress Jodie Foster.

Hinckley spent decades in a psychiatric hospital before being released to live with his mother in 2016. He was released from judicial supervision on Wednesday, June 15. He tweeted: “After 41 years, 2 months and 15 days, FINALLY FREEDOM!!!”

In recent years, Hinckley has released songs on Spotif and has also posted YouTube videos of him singing and playing guitar.

 

After Hinckley's release from judicial supervision, he scheduled several public appearances. However, concert venues in Chicago and Hamden also canceled his appearances.

“There was a time when you could do something similar, maybe a little offensive,” the Market Hotel said in an Instagram post. “We don’t live in such a free country anymore, for better or for worse.”

On Thursday, June 16, Hinckley wrote to twitterthat his promoter is looking for another venue.

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