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A man who shot a president said on Wednesday that "violence is not the way to go," prompting laughter online.

John Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in a 1981 assassination attempt, decided to weigh in days after former president Donald Trump was grazed in the ear by a bullet while speaking at a political rally in Pennsylvania.

"Violence is not the way to go," he said on his social media. "Give peace a chance." ...

John Hinckley's tendency to lie and his isolation increase the risk that he presents a new danger to society after 30 years of confinement for shooting president Ronald Reagan, a psychiatrist told a federal judge.