People seem to consistently refer to John Hinckley’s shooting of President Reagan as an “assassination attempt” despite the fact that Hinckley’s motive was a de

People seem to consistently refer to John Hinckley’s shooting of President Reagan as an “assassination attempt” despite the fact that Hinckley’s motive was a delusional belief that this would impress Jodie Foster. And we still don’t know the exact motive of the JFK assassination, though everyone has their theories.