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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
Rep. Mike Thompson, the Napa Dem who heads the House task force on gun violence prevention, said he sees a chance for compromise despite Wednesday's Senate hearing (see below), if everybody lays down their arms, so to speak. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, made a similar point at the hearing, calling for universal background checks as a starting point, rather than California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's bill to ban assault weapons.
Here's Thompson's statement:
Here's Thompson's statement:
January 30, 2013
Rep. Mike Thompson, the California Democrat charged with crafting gun safety policies in the House of Representatives, keeps talking about ducks.
More specifically, duck hunting.
“Federal law prohibits me from having more than three shells in my shotgun when I'm duck hunting. So federal law provides more protection for the ducks than it does for citizens,” Thompson said earlier this month during a panel discussion on gun violence at the liberal Center for American Progress.
More specifically, duck hunting.
“Federal law prohibits me from having more than three shells in my shotgun when I'm duck hunting. So federal law provides more protection for the ducks than it does for citizens,” Thompson said earlier this month during a panel discussion on gun violence at the liberal Center for American Progress.
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 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 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 16, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-5), chair of a House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, released the following statement on President Obama's announcement of proposals to reduce gun violence.
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.