113th Congress

After conducting their own independent review of gun violence, House Democrats on Thursday outlined new gun-control proposals very similar to the White House plan: Broader background checks and bans on military-style semiautomatic weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines.

The House task force, led by Chairman Mike Thompson, California Democrat, did call for addressing violence in video games, movies and television, which was something President Obama left off his recommendations.

The measures -- including an assault-style weapons ban -- are the initial house democratic response to the deadly Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in December.

The package has 15 proposals and resembles President Obama's plans to stop gun violence.

Written by a dozen House democrats, the plans were led by California democratic Represenative Mike Thompson.

For an item to be recommended, two-thirds of the group had to back it meaning there could be some Democrats who do not agree with the plan.

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.

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.