WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: Chair of the House Gun Violence Prevention Task ForceRep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement after the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Explosives, and Tobacco (ATF) closed a loophole in the National Firearms Act by issuing a final rule clarifying that pistols with stabilizing braces are short-barreled rifles. "Shutting down loopholes that criminals use to modify easily concealable weapo  more