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On Thursday Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, announced the task force's comprehensive set of policy principles designed to reduce gun violence while respecting the Second Amendment Rights of law-abiding Americans.

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, on Thursday unveiled a package of reforms intended to prevent gun violence that calls for banning assault weapons and high capacity magazines, increased penalties for gun trafficking, and instituting background checks for every firearms purchase.

Surrounded by Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives, Thompson announced a 15-point plan â€" the product of a gun violence task force Thompson's chaired â€" that Democrats intend to introduce as legislation.

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, on Thursday released a set of 15 policy recommendations on preventing gun violence, including a federal ban on assault weapons and background checks for most gun buyers, as well as proposals regarding mental health, school safety and media portrayals of violence.

Thompson, whose district includes Santa Rosa and southeast Sonoma County, said in a telephone interview that the proposals will be a "blueprint" for legislation by House Democrats and there is "an excellent chance" that many of them will become law.

House Democrats have introduced a new plan for tighter gun control.

FOX News Radio's Ron Flatter reports in our month-long series “Guns In America”:

Guns In America.

It's a 15-part plan to tighten gun control.

(Clyburn) “The right to bear arms. That is not what this issue is about. This issue is about our children being safe.”

South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn.

One of the House Democrats calling for a ban on assault weapons and wider background checks.

Nancy Pelosi and other House Democrats unveiled their own Gun Control package on Thursday.

The measures proposed include requiring a background check for every gun sale and banning certain sorts of firearms.

During a press conference at the House Democratic retreat in Leesburg, Va., Rep. Mike Thompson announced the comprehensive principles of the Democrats' Gun Violence Prevention Task Force that the Democrats would like to see implemented into law.

Here is the press release listing the proposals from the Democrats:

Feb. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. House Democrats proposed a ban on military-style assault weapons and a 10-round limit on ammunition magazines to try to curb mass shootings.

Democrats today also called for background checks for almost all gun buyers and for requiring states to include more information in the national criminal background database.