Former Regan aide James Brady dies aged 73

James Brady, who became a leading proponent of gun limits after he was grievously wounded in a 1981 assassination attempt on his then-boss, US president Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 73. He died from multiple complications and failing health, according to Jennifer Fuson, a spokeswoman at the Washington-based Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

The 1993 law that requires federal background checks of gun buyers in the US was titled the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act and is commonly called the Brady Bill. Brady became White House press secretary when Reagan took office in January 1981. - (Bloomberg)