James Scott “Jim” Brady was an assistant to the President and White House Secretary under U.S. President Ronald Reagan. He was almost killed, and became disabled, during the result of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan in 1981. He was a supporter of gun control. The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act was named in his honor (formerly known as “The Brady Bill”). He was chair of the Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence, known formerly as Handgun Control Inc. He died on August 4, 2014. He was 73 years old. R.I.P. James Brady