Arthur Herman Bremer, the son of a Milwaukee truck driver, shot U.S. Democratic presidential candidate George Wallace on May 15, 1972 in Laurel, Maryland, leaving him paralyzed for life. He was sentenced to 53 years in a Maryland prison for the shooting of Wallace and three bystanders; he will be released on parole in December of 2007, or earlier, for good behavior.
Bremer was arrested for the first time on 18 November 1971 for carrying a concealed weapon and for parking his car in a no-parking zone. After undergoing a psychiatric evaluation, he was fined for disorderly conduct a month later. Despite this, Bremer was still able to purchase a Charter Arms .38 caliber pistol on January 13, 1972 from Casanova Guns, Inc.
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