The anniversary of the assassination of President Ronald W. Reagan, 45 years ago today, raises questions about the law enforcement agencies that should have prevented it and those who investigate it. The assassination of JFK in 1963 led to a law enforcement fiasco, with conflicts between the FBI, the Secret Service, and others who would handle the investigation. The FBI was initially responsible for the investigation of Reagan's assassination attempt, but in 1965, a law was passed in 1965 making assaulting the president a federal crime and the FBI was given the lead. The investigation into the assassination attempt on Reagan was managed by the FBI under the new federal law. The shooter, John W. Hinckley Jr., was identified as a mentally disturbed young man who planned and committed an assault on the president. Despite this, the investigation was thorough and thorough, and despite the subsequent shooting of Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, the focus on the investigation has been lacking.