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Bullet. and brought in and we found the hole on the left side of his chest and so forth. >> as you say, lost almost half his blood. dell, what lessons have we learned, not just about protecting the president, but just about the way an event like this changes history, changes americas life, its soul? >> i think, first of all, ronald reagan was really lucky to have lived. he had the training that saved his life only was really instituted in a few years before this happened. the stuff that got jerr...

Had a little trouble finding it initially, but he found it. ordinarily we dont take out bullets. we leave them in because to take them out you have to cut through normal tissue and things like that. he decided to take it out it was superficial, a great decision because the devastator part of the bullet didnt explode and we would have been dealt with -- how would we have dealt with a bullet that still had the explosive component in it in the president if we hadnt taken it out. i think that was a ...

So we did the best we could with what we had there that day and we had been there the -- 110 times since 1972. it got to be a routine, frankly. >> too routine. >> too routine, right. >> dr. giordano, the place where the bullet was lodged, it ricocheted off the door, the car door and it was a devastator bullet. one of those so-called cop killer bullets. we knowflicted on jim brady here yesterday and tim mccarthy, the other agent, the police officer. but what did you find when you tried to operate...

The car door and ricocheted, it was a devastator bullet. >> it went in sideways, didnt it? >> it went in sideways. if it hadnt been nicked, explode inside, and thats what happened to jim. >> it exploded in his head, as well. and that was one of the things we worked on, to get rid of the devastator bullets. also kol la locate qualifily kn as cop killer bullets. >> what needs to be done today, as far as youre concerned? >> the worst thing were facing now, the minute that gabby giffords was shot --...

Since then, jim and sarah brady dedicated lives to sensible gun control laws. for a rare live interview, jim and sarah brady. great to see you both. sarah, youve been through your own travails, lung cancer. >> we have a lot of miracles in our lives. >> a lot of miracles. one miracle, of course, that day. think back, jim, 30 years ago, you were coming out of the hilt swnt bull hilton and the bullet struck you, you fought back all of this way living a vigorous life to the extent that you could. wh...

Character on the campaign plain. he defined the reagan campaign for many of us. >> you know, hes still that way. >> i know he is. >> hes still just as funny and just as -- thats a wonderful word. >> not to mention funny looking. >> youre not funny looking not to us. we always called you bear. you were the bear on the campaign plain. >> i was. >> and all of those bears, teddy bears that were sent to you, the way that the nation turned out, it was heartbreaking at the time. it was scary. but now w...