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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 america's 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 jerry par here to react so quickly, they weren't doing that until the mid-70s. then joe giordano starts...

Had a little trouble finding it initially, but he found it. ordinarily we don't 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 didn't 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 hadn't taken it out. i think that was a great move on the part of dr. aaron. >> the fact that the president walked in, that instinct whet...

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 and looked for the bullet? how close was it to being fatal? >> dr. aaron did the thorocotomy lookin...

The car door and ricocheted, it was a devastator bullet. >> it went in sideways, didn't it? >> it went in sideways. if it hadn't been nicked, explode inside, and that's 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 you're concerned? >> the worst thing we're facing now, the minute that gabby giffords was shot -- so many simt ale similarities -- i thought to myself, why is he able to shoot 30 shots? becaus...

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, you've 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. what are your thoughts back to that horrible day? >> fought is a good word, andrea. >> it's been a fi...