Thomas Delahanty

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Thomas K. Delahanty (born c.1934) was the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department officer who was wounded during the assassination attempt on U.S. President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981, in Washington, D.C.

Reagan, White House Press Secretary James Brady, and Secret Service agent Timothy McCarthy were also wounded in the crossfire. Delahanty was shot in the neck by one of John Hinckley, Jr.'s six bullets,^[1] and he fell to the ground next to Brady (who had been seriously wounded in the head).

Delahanty later sued Hinckley and the manufacturer of the gun, Röhm (RG). His argument against the manufacturer, that small, cheap guns have no purpose except for crime, and thus that the company should be held responsible, was rejected by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.^[2]

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1. ^ Statement Issued by Physician. (1981, April 1). New York Times (1857-Current file),p. A22. Retrieved October 19, 2007, from ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851 - 2004) database. (Document ID: 114189210).
2. ^ Delahanty v. Hinckley, 564 A.2d 758 (D.C.App. 1989), judgment hosted by Carnegie Mellon University here.