Photos: James Brady 1940-2014

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Former White House Press Secretary James Brady has died at the age of 73. He will always be remembered for being wounded during the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan in 1981 and for the Brady Bill, a federal gun registration law named after him.

FILE - This March 30, 2011 file photo shows former White House press secretary James Brady, left, who was left paralyzed in the Reagan assassination attempt, looking at his wife Sarah Brady, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington marking the 30th anniversary of the shooting. A Brady family spokeswoman says Brady has died at 73. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FILE - This Feb. 11, 2000 file photo shows former White House press secretary for President Reagan James Brady, left, in a group photo following a dedication ceremony for the new James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. From left are, Brady, presidential press secretaries Joe Lockhart (Clinton), Jerald terHorst (Ford), Larry Speakes (Reagan), Mike McCurry (Clinton) and Pierre Salinger (Kennedy). A Brady family spokeswoman says Brady has died at 73. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh/File)

FILE- This March 30, 2011 file photo shows former White House press secretary James Brady who was left paralyzed in the Reagan assassination attempt during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington marking the 30th anniversary of the shooting. A Brady family spokeswoman says Brady has died at 73. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

WASHINGTON - JUNE 16: Former White House Press Secretary under the Reagan Administration James Brady (L) is pushed by White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton during his visit at the White House June 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. Brady was shot in the head and became permanently disabled during the assassination attempt on former president Ronald Reagan in 1981. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON - JUNE 16: Former White House Press Secretary under the Reagan Administration James Brady (L) is greeted by ABC National Correspondent Ann Comton (R) during his visit to the White House Briefing Room, which named after Brady, June 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. Brady was shot in the head and became permanently disabled during the assassination attempt on former president Ronald Reagan in 1981. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: Former White House Press Secretary James Brady gives a thumbs-up to members of the news media while visiting the press briefing room that bears his name in the West Wing of the White House March 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. Brady was visiting the White House on the 30th anniversary of the day he was shot in the head by John Hinkley, Jr., during his attempted assassination former President Ronald Reagan March 30, 1981. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: Television microphones hover over former White House Press Secretary James Brady while he visits the press briefing room that bears his name in the West Wing of the White House March 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. Brady was visiting the White House on the 30th anniversary of the day he was shot in the head by John Hinckley, Jr., during his attempted assassination former President Ronald Reagan March 30, 1981. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: Former White House Press Secretary James Brady visits the press briefing room that bears his name in the West Wing of the White House March 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. Brady was visiting the White House on the 30th anniversary of the day he was shot in the head by John Hinckley, Jr., during his attempted assassination former President Ronald Reagan March 30, 1981. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: Former White House Press Secretary James Brady (3rd L), his son Scott Brady (4th L) and wife Sarah Brady (C) visit the press briefing room that bears his name in the West Wing of the White House with current Press Secretary Jay Carney (3rd R) March 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. Brady was visiting the White House on the 30th anniversary of the day he was shot in the head by John Hinckley, Jr., during his attempted assassination former President Ronald Reagan March 30, 1981. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: Television cameras record the arrival of former White House Press Secretary James Brady (2nd R) as he and his son, Scott Brady (R), visit the press briefing room that bears his name in the West Wing of the White House March 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. Brady was visiting the White House on the 30th anniversary of the day he was shot in the head by John Hinckley, Jr., during his attempted assassination former President Ronald Reagan March 30, 1981. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: Former White House Press Secretary James Brady faces the cameras while visiting the press briefing room that bears his name in the West Wing of the White House March 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. Brady was visiting the White House on the 30th anniversary of the day he was shot in the head by John Hinckley, Jr., during his attempted assassination former President Ronald Reagan March 30, 1981. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: (L-R) Former White House Press Secretary James Brady, his son Scott Brady and wife Sarah Brady visit the press briefing room that bears his name in the West Wing of the White House with current Press Secretary Jay Carney March 30, 2011 in Washington, DC. Brady was visiting the White House on the 30th anniversary of the day he was shot in the head by John Hinckley, Jr., during his attempted assassination former President Ronald Reagan March 30, 1981. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

FILE - This March 30, 1981 file photo shows a U.S. secret service agent with an automatic weapon watches over James Brady, the president's secretary, after being wounded in an attempt on the life of President Ronald Reagan in Washington. A Washington, D.C. policeman, Thomas Delahanty, lies to the left after also being shot. A Brady family spokeswoman says Brady has died at 73. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

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FILE - This March 30, 2011 file photo shows former White House press secretary James Brady, left, who was left paralyzed in the Reagan assassination attempt, looking at his wife Sarah Brady, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington marking the 30th anniversary of the shooting. A Brady family spokeswoman says Brady has died at 73. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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