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Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-05) will host a community discussion on concussion identification and prevention. The meeting will be on Wednesday, February 20th. More than 3.8 million sports and recreation-related concussions occur in the U.S. each year. Concussions and head injuries are happening with greater frequency each year across all sports. At this meeting, athletes, parents and coaches will have the opportunity to speak with experts about how to recognize a possible concussion, how to prevent serious head injuries, and how to respond to head injuries when they occur.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) announced he would host the brother of a recent murder-suicide victim as his guest at Tuesday's State of the Union.

Elvin Daniel of McHenry, Ill. is a National Rifle Association (NRA) member who has dedicated himself to helping victims of gun violence since his sister was shot and killed at a salon outside Milwaukee, Wis. in October.

Zina Daniel Haughton and two others were reportedly killed by her estranged husband, Radcliffe Haughton, who later turned the gun on himself. Four others were injured in the shooting.

House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) today released a letter signed by more than 50 constitutional law experts which says that laws aimed at reducing gun violence and respect for the Second Amendment are not mutually exclusive.

The document is being released in conjunction today's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the constitutionality of gun violence prevention legislation.

House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Rep. Mike Thompson on Tuesday released documents from constitutional experts and groups seeking to prevent gun violence that highlight that laws aimed at reducing gun violence and respect for the Second Amendment are not mutually exclusive.

The documents were released in advance of Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on the constitutionality of gun violence prevention legislation.

Imagine if it were the Transportation Security Administration's policy to let four out of 10 people bypass security at the airport. And imagine if TSA let passengers choose whether they'd go through security. Federal law prohibits this because if it didn't, criminals, terrorists and others who are intent to do harm would easily slip through the cracks and board any plane they wanted.

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, announced Thursday a comprehensive set of policy principles for reducing gun violence. The 15-point plan was a product of public hearings and deliberations by the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, chaired by Thompson at the request of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi.

The dozen-member task force is composed entirely of Democratic representatives, a fact Thompson said Friday reflects the reality that “no one else has done a doggone thing.”