Editing Gerry Adams (section)

===Assassination attempt by the UDA===
On 14 March 1984 in central Belfast, Adams was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt when [[Ulster Defence Association]] (UDA) gunmen fired about 20 shots into the car in which he was travelling. He was hit in the neck, shoulder and arm. He was rushed to the [[Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast|Royal Victoria Hospital]], where he underwent surgery to remove three bullets. [[John Gregg (UDA)|John Gregg]] and his team were apprehended almost immediately by a [[British Army]] patrol that opened fire on them before ramming their car.{{sfn|McDonald|Cusack|2004|p=129}} The attack had been known in advance by security forces due to a tip-off from informants within the UDA; Adams and his co-passengers had survived in part because RUC officers, acting on the informants' information, had replaced much of the ammunition in the UDA's Rathcoole weapons dump with low-velocity bullets.{{sfn|McDonald|Cusack|2004|pp=129-130}} Some, including Adams himself, still have unanswered questions about the RUC's actions prior to the shooting.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kevin Maguire |date=14 December 2006 |title=Adams wants 1984 shooting probe |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6179789.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127140434/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6179789.stm |archive-date=27 January 2007 |access-date=22 March 2007 |publisher=BBC}}</ref> An [[Ulster Defence Regiment]] NCO subsequently received the [[Queen's Gallantry Medal]] for chasing and arresting an assailant.<ref>Potter, p. 268.</ref>{{full citation needed|date=April 2024}}