Illinois Honors Brady for Gun-Control Efforts
Former White House Press Secretary James S. Brady received Illinois’ highest honor for his gun-control work.
Brady, a native of Centralia, Ill., received the medallion of the Order of Lincoln on Saturday in a ceremony at Southern Illinois University. A rally outside drew about 150 opponents of gun control.
Brady was shot in the head in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan and remains paralyzed.
Brady and his wife, Sarah, led a seven-year battle for federal gun-control legislation that led to passage of the Brady bill. The law requires a five-day waiting period.
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