ANNOUNCER: On day one of the 1996 Democratic convention in Chicago, Ronald Reagan's former presidential press secretary, James Brady, and his wife, talked about gun control. Registered Republican Sarah Brady began with a joke about the Republican convention two weeks earlier on the West Coast.</s>SARAH BRADY, WIFE OF JAMES BRADY: We must have made a wrong turn. This isn't San Diego.</s>ANNOUNCER: The assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan in 1981 left James Brady partially paralyzed by a gunshot. Brady praised President Clinton for signing a bill to establish a week-long waiting period and background check for people buying handguns through licensed dealers. The law is called the Brady Bill.
Convention Moments: Day 1, Bradys Make Appearance at 1996 Democratic Convention