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Feb 7, 2013 News Articles
House Democrats unveiled its task force's plan to crack down on gun violence today, calling on Congress to enact an assault weapons ban, outlaw high-capacity assault magazines, and put in place universal background checks for every firearm sale.

Feb 7, 2013 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, today announced the task force's comprehensive set of policy principles designed to reduce gun violence while respecting the 2nd Amendment Rights of law-abiding Americans. 
Feb 6, 2013 News Articles
Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Mike Thompson, chairman of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, and House Democratic leaders will hold a press conference Thursday announcing a comprehensive set of policy principles on reducing gun violence in America.

Feb 5, 2013 News Articles
Every day for the past 22 years, California's background checks have stopped about a dozen felons, mentally ill people and others from buying guns.

Feb 5, 2013 News Articles
WASHINGTON -- In an effort to keep up pressure for new gun safety laws, nearly a dozen House Democrats are planning to bring victims of gun violence as their guests to the State of the Union later this month.

Feb 2, 2013 News Articles
Rep. Mike Thompson, ,D-St. Helena, discusses causes and solutions to gun violence in America during an interfaith conversation about gun violence at Congregation Beth Shalom in Napa on Saturday.
Feb 2, 2013 News Articles
An appreciable reduction in gun violence in this country requires cultural change, not constitutional amendment.

Jan 31, 2013 News Articles
North Bay Congressman speaks after Wednesday's Senate Judiciary Hearing.
Jan 31, 2013 News Articles
Super Bowl fever has struck the nation's capital.

Congressmen Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) set the terms of a wager in advance of Sunday's NFL championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens.

The two representatives and proud football fans are competing for bragging rights and sustenance.

Jan 31, 2013 News Articles
Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen and California Congressman Mike Thompson announced the details of a friendly wager over the outcome of this Sunday's matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.