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Chairman Thompson Returns to Washington, D.C. to Meet With President on Gun Violence Prevention Measures

Press Release

Date: Jan. 4, 2016
Location: Washington, D.C.
Issues: Guns

U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, returned to Washington, D.C. yesterday to meet with President Obama at the White House this afternoon. The meeting will be focused on measures the president can take to reduce and prevent gun violence.

"The Republican leadership in Congress has done nothing as gun violence has seemingly become America's new normal. The President and Democrats refuse to stand silently by. Today we are meeting with the President to discuss steps the administration can take to make our communities safer by keeping guns away from dangerous people. No one wants criminals, domestic abusers or the dangerously mentally ill to get guns, and that is where our efforts are focused. And since Republicans in Congress can't even bring themselves to hold a vote, executive action is the best option to make our country safer and save lives."

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