Reagan might not have been so sure of that, it was just a "GREAT Thing" that Hinkly only had a .22 revolver.
Nor Ford, two *women* got inside the perimeter in separate instances in September of '75, and one, well known member of the Manson "family, "Squeaky" Fromme", would likely have shot him if she'd had a round in the chamber of her .45 Colt automatic, instead of just a loaded magazine. The second one, Sara Jane Moore, also a Mansonite, was 40 feet away from Ford when she fired a single shot at him, but missed. A bystander, not the Secret Service, tackled her to the ground. That was after she'd phoned in a threat the same day and been picked up. Her .45 was taken, but she was released. She simply bought another one, and pressed on. Her shot ricocheted and injured a bystander.
Like I said - the last really serious assassination attempt was 28 years ago, so they have things quite well in hand judging by their track record. I'll bet a good number of Freepers weren't even alive yet when Ford's assassination attempt took place.
Like I said - the last really serious assassination attempt was 28 years ago, so they have things quite well in hand judging by their track record. I'll bet a good number of Freepers weren't even alive yet when Ford's assassination attempt took place.