Chairman Thompson Joins President as he Announces Executive Action on Gun Violence Prevention

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U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5), Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, was at the White House today as President Obama announced executive actions to reduce and prevent gun violence.

"It was an honor to join President Obama today as he announced commonsense steps that will reduce gun violence and save lives. These actions are focused on one main thing: keeping guns away from people who shouldn't have them -- criminals, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill. Law abiding gun owners will not be impacted, and the communities in which we all live will be made safer," said Thompson.

"The President has done his job. Now it's up to Congress to do ours. We need to finish the job and make sure anyone buying a gun through a commercial sale gets a background check. It's our first line of defense against dangerous people getting guns."

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