known as the brady bill came in eventually of the shooting of reagan and the crippling wounds to james brady. that requires federal background checks and a five- day waiting period to buy a handgun. in that case, he was a mentally- disturbed young man. he had been trying to get the attention of the actress, jody foster. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. in the 2003, they ruled that hinkley could leave the mental hospital where he had lived for 22 years for unsupervised visit with his family in the washington, d.c. area. ktvu, ken wayne, reported on the reactions at the time. >> reporter: in 1981, he opened fire on president reagan outside a washington hotel. the president was lifted away by secret service agents, seriously wounded. the two law enforcement officers were also sorcery injured. and the white house press secretary was permanently disabled. a jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity and committed to st. elizabeth hospital. he had claimed that he shot the president to impress act stress, jody frost -- actress, jody foster. he has not ended his fixation with fost

. >> reporter: remember that the bullet that struck james brady went through both sides of his brain.rds' injury was on one side. and today, jim has is still in a wheelchair. but he's 100% intellectually. and personality's back, too. >> he has come a long way. and there's no way of knowing for gabby, the prognosis going forward. mark kelly, her husband, he was scheduled for the april 1st launch of "endeavour" back to the space station. and now, kind of like a wait and see, if he'll be able to do that. >> that's right. the last flight of the space station. and nasa says it's too early to determine what he'll be able to do. but that would take a lot of time, traveling back and worth for training. i talked to two of his best friends in houston, who said gabby would want this to happen. and they will be visiting with mark next week. they'll be flying out to tucson. remember, tillman fertido gave him the plane to fly out there. >> family and friends around her. and he has been, too. we appreciate that. >>> now, mellody hobson has this morning's "gma" quick tip. >>> good morning, america. s