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January 30, 2013
A teacher concerned about her school's safety. A union leader having trouble overcoming members' fear of losing their guns. People weary of death on the streets.
Hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., heard testimony from both sides of the gun debate, Bay Area residents got their chance to sound off at a forum attended by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic gun violence task force chairman Rep. Mike Thompson and vice chairwoman Rep. Jackie Speier.
Hours after the Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., heard testimony from both sides of the gun debate, Bay Area residents got their chance to sound off at a forum attended by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic gun violence task force chairman Rep. Mike Thompson and vice chairwoman Rep. Jackie Speier.
January 30, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in the House, today released the following statement on the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on gun violence.
“Gun violence is a complex problem with complex solutions. To address it, we need a comprehensive approach that's developed by having every idea on the table and everyone at the table. That's the approach my task force has taken since day one, and it's the approach the Senate started today.
“Gun violence is a complex problem with complex solutions. To address it, we need a comprehensive approach that's developed by having every idea on the table and everyone at the table. That's the approach my task force has taken since day one, and it's the approach the Senate started today.
January 25, 2013
The day before Sen. Dianne Feinstein is scheduled to introduce her bill to reinstate a ban on assault weapons, a working group of House Democrats hears proposals for stemming gun violence.
January 25, 2013
The Cotati City Council is now part of the controversial and fiery debate on gun control in the United States.
In the wake of the shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the council at its meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 23, was expected to pass an item on its consent calendar which would send a letter to support the efforts of U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena, 5th District), the Democratic chair of Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
In the wake of the shooting tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., the council at its meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 23, was expected to pass an item on its consent calendar which would send a letter to support the efforts of U.S. Representative Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena, 5th District), the Democratic chair of Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.
January 23, 2013
A lifetime National Rifle Association member said Wednesday during a Capitol Hill hearing on gun violence that he doesn't think putting an armed guard in every school â€" an idea being pushed by NRA leadership â€" is productive.
James Cummings, a hunter, sportsman and gun owner, spoke during a hearing before members of a Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, chaired by Rep. Mike Thompson, California Democrat. The hearing also featured testimony from representatives of the law enforcement, medical, and mental health communities.
James Cummings, a hunter, sportsman and gun owner, spoke during a hearing before members of a Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, chaired by Rep. Mike Thompson, California Democrat. The hearing also featured testimony from representatives of the law enforcement, medical, and mental health communities.
January 22, 2013
Americans support universal background checks, stronger prosecution of gun offenses and limits on ammunition.
January 16, 2013
The NRA's influence â€" in 6 charts
President Obama's new negotiating tactic: Stop negotiating with yourself
What President Obama proposed on guns. And what might actually pass Congress.
Why Mark Sanford's comeback bid just might work
The huge importance of how states award electoral votes â€" in one chart
‘The Daily Show' on Justice Clarence Thomas breaking his silence (video)
How President Obama's executive orders on guns might doom a big bill
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:
President Obama's new negotiating tactic: Stop negotiating with yourself
What President Obama proposed on guns. And what might actually pass Congress.
Why Mark Sanford's comeback bid just might work
The huge importance of how states award electoral votes â€" in one chart
‘The Daily Show' on Justice Clarence Thomas breaking his silence (video)
How President Obama's executive orders on guns might doom a big bill
WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED:
January 15, 2013
North Bay Congressman Mike Thompson met Monday with Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to discuss a comprehensive approach to reduce and prevent gun violence.
At the same time, New York leaders were approving a series of new gun laws, according to the Associated Press.
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At the same time, New York leaders were approving a series of new gun laws, according to the Associated Press.
To read the article, click here.
January 15, 2013
The Jan. 9 article “Gun control debate stirs Napa crowd,” covered well the gun violence prevention public forum held in Napa by our Rep. Mike Thompson to bring together law enforcement members, elected officials, mental health experts, school officials and the public to have a comprehensive discussion on how we can reduce and prevent gun violence in our community while protecting the Second Amendment rights of individuals.
January 14, 2013
WASHINGTON -- There aren't many Republican lawmakers publicly endorsing the idea of passing bills targeting gun violence, but Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) says he's talked to plenty of them in private who say they're ready to vote for measures that would restrict certain people's access to guns.