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January 14, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet with House Democrats' task force to reduce gun violence at 11 a.m. ET Monday. The House members joining Biden are: Reps. Mike Thompson (CA), Bobby Scott (VA), Chaka Fattah (PA), Carolyn McCarthy (NY), Jackie Speier (CA), Elizabeth Esty (CT), William Enyart (IL), Ed Perlmutter (CO), Bennie Thompson (MS), John Conyers (MI), John Dingell (MI) and Ron Barber (AZ).
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.
January 14, 2013
Congressman Mike Thompson, chair of a congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force (CA-5) and the vice-chairs of the task force today met 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.
January 13, 2013
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, asked for ideas from the community for combating gun violence at three forums last week â€" one in rural Napa, one in urban Vallejo and one in suburban Santa Rosa. I attended the Vallejo event. From what I've read and saw, at all three events gun owners were convinced the forum was strictly about controlling gun ownership â€" despite Thompson's frequent disclaimers that the Second Amendment and two relatively recent Supreme Court rulings clearly say civilians have the right to own guns.
January 13, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden will meet with members of the House of Representatives on Monday to discuss the administration's efforts to stem gun violence.
Biden, joined by Attorney General Eric Holder, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, will speak with members of the House Democratic task force on gun violence at 11 a.m., according to a White House official.
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), chairman of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, will attend the meeting with the group's 12 vice chairs.
Biden, joined by Attorney General Eric Holder, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, will speak with members of the House Democratic task force on gun violence at 11 a.m., according to a White House official.
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.), chairman of the Congressional Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, will attend the meeting with the group's 12 vice chairs.
January 13, 2013
Vice President Biden to Deliver Recommendations on Tuesday, but Prospects for Legislation Are Cloudy; Sen. Reid Skeptical.
January 11, 2013
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) hosted a gun violence prevention public forum in Santa Rosa, California, Thursday. A wide-range of issues were discussed by federal and local officials.
Congressman Thompson chairs a 13-member task force that is working to make legislative recommendations on gun control. He is scheduled to hold hearings over the next month on reducing and preventing gun violence. Policy proposals are expected to be released by his group in early February.
Congressman Thompson chairs a 13-member task force that is working to make legislative recommendations on gun control. He is scheduled to hold hearings over the next month on reducing and preventing gun violence. Policy proposals are expected to be released by his group in early February.
January 11, 2013
A California congressman leading a House Democratic task force on gun violence wrapped up a series of heated and packed town hall meetings on gun control here Thursday night, providing a glimpse into how the debate is resonating beyond Washington after last month's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.
January 11, 2013
Two hundred people squeezed into a public forum at Vallejo City Hall chambers Wednesday night to offer their solutions for preventing gun violence. Their proposals and observations - on the role of government, the rights and responsibilities of gun ownership, attitudes toward mental health treatment, even on abortion and creationism - reveal how deeply rooted guns are in American culture.
January 10, 2013
If you, like the majority of Americans, think it's a good idea to regulate the sale and possession of firearms and maybe even ban high-capacity rapid-fire weapons that are designed to kill large numbers of people in short amounts of time, then you probably have high hopes for the work of Vice President Joe Biden and North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson, both of whom are convening high-level committees to address the gun issue.