John Hinckley Wants You to Listen to His Music

C'mon, give him a shot

It’s not enough that John Hinckley Jr. is free to walk the streets. Now we’re supposed to applaud him.

The libs are very mad that Hinckley can’t play his music for his adoring fans. He had a concert scheduled at a public library in Virginia, but they cancelled it after a pesky reporter started nosing around:

Paul McLeod @pdmcleod

The man who shot Ronald Reagan is seeing his lifelong dream of performing original live music stymied because people aren't getting over him shooting Ronald Reagan.

washingtonpost.comThe man who shot Reagan wants to play concerts. It’s not going well.John Hinckley Jr. is no longer under court oversight. But he’s found that his freedom has limits.

I know, right? Get over it!

Natalie Shure @nataliesurely

He was found not guilty by way of insanity, spent 30 years confined in a psych hospital and another 10 years under state supervision. He's been determined by professionals not to be a harm to others. Just let him play his guitar, goddamn

washingtonpost.comThe man who shot Reagan wants to play concerts. It’s not going well.John Hinckley Jr. is no longer under court oversight. But he’s found that his freedom has limits.

They’re telling us to give him a shot.

The conservative in me is outraged that this asshole is singing anywhere but a prison shower. The libertarian in me thinks he should be able to play at any venue that will have him, and I just won’t go listen to him. It’s so annoying to be right about everything all the time.

Hey, Mark David Chapman will soon be eligible for parole too. Should he be released as well? Does he have any music he’d like to perform? Should all those humorless Beatles fans just get over it already?