{"id":224995,"date":"2025-11-12T15:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T21:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=224995"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T22:01:13","slug":"ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"AK Guy Recreates the Reagan Assassination Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent video, Brandon Herrera, known online as The AK Guy, took a deep dive into one of the most unusual firearms ever tied to an attack on a sitting U.S. President: the German-made <a href=\"https:\/\/americanhistory.si.edu\/collections\/object\/nmah_1161204\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt\" title=\"AK Guy Recreates the Reagan Assassination Attempt\">RG14S<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The .22 caliber six-shot revolver was used by John Hinckley Jr. in his March 30, 1981 attempt to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Testing the Shooting of President Ronald Reagan\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aeYmY3-xdIw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firearm, sold at the time for roughly twenty-nine dollars, became a historical footnote for its low cost, crude construction, and surprising role in a major national event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herrera walks through the mechanics of the revolver, noting its toy-like feel, cast construction, and unusual loading system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of a conventional swing-out cylinder, the RG14S requires the user to pull out the ejector rod entirely before loading. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-there-are-too-many-guns-in-america-says-the-man-who-shot-president-reagan\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/there-are-too-many-guns-in-america-says-the-man-who-shot-president-reagan\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt\" title=\"AK Guy Recreates the Reagan Assassination Attempt\">\u2018There are too many guns in America\u2019 Says The Man Who Shot President Reagan<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As he demonstrates, the same rod must then be used to punch out spent casings because the design lacks an ejector mechanism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video blends Herrera\u2019s typical humor with an overview of Hinckley\u2019s motives, including his obsession with <em>Taxi Driver<\/em> and actress Jodie Foster, as well as his fixation on <em>The Catcher in the Rye<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herrera highlights that Hinckley\u2019s motivations were personal rather than political, even though the attack reshaped national gun-control policy <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/the-glock-42-one-year-later\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt\" title=\"AK Guy Recreates the Reagan Assassination Attempt\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1351\">years later<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reagan was one of four people hit during the attack, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/breaking-gun-control-pioneer-james-brady-dies-73\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt\" title=\"AK Guy Recreates the Reagan Assassination Attempt\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1350\">James Brady<\/a>, Tom Delehanty, and Tim McCarthy. Herrera revisits the well-known details: the bullet destined for Reagan first ricocheted off the limousine\u2019s hood before entering his chest, puncturing his left lung. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a ballistic reenactment, Herrera manages to duplicate a similar ricochet effect into a ballistic dummy, demonstrating how the small <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/sr1-22-double-action-revolver\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt\" title=\"AK Guy Recreates the Reagan Assassination Attempt\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1347\">.22 LR<\/a> round could follow an unpredictable path through soft tissue after deflection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-reagan-gave-us-the-answer-for-rejecting-gun-control\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/reagan-gave-us-the-answer-for-rejecting-gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt\" title=\"AK Guy Recreates the Reagan Assassination Attempt\">Reagan Gave Us the Answer for Rejecting Gun Control<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-cz-712-green-g2-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt\" title=\"AK Guy Recreates the Reagan Assassination Attempt\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"1348\">video also recounts Reagan\u2019s famously calm remarks following the shooting<\/a>, including \u201cNancy, I forgot to duck\u201d and \u201cI hope you\u2019re all Republicans\u201d to the surgeons preparing him for emergency care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herrera closes by noting the long-term political impact of the incident, including the eventual passage of the Brady <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/federal-lawmakers-reintroduce-universal-background-check-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"ak-guy-reagan-assassination-attempt\" title=\"AK Guy Recreates the Reagan 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