Dozens of House Democrats are staging a “sit-in” on the House floor until they are allowed a vote on a so-called “no fly, no buy” gun control bill. It is the most dramatic action by House Democrats on gun control since the Orlando shooting on June 12 that left 49 dead and 53 wounded.
Two weeks ago, in the Senate, there was a talking filibuster by Senator Murphy of Connecticut. That ended when Senate Republicans agreed to allow a vote on various gun control proposals. None of those proposals passed.
UPDATE: You won’t see this on TV…
chanting on the House floor, the chair finds the House not in order. Republicans gavel the house into recess and cut the @cspan cameras
— Kelsey Snell (@kelsey_snell) June 22, 2016
Been covering the House for 20-plus years & I’ve never seen anything like this Dem sit-in. Rs have no idea how to respond
— John Bresnahan (@BresPolitico) June 22, 2016
UPDATE #2: This is simply amazing
OMG, @cspan is showing live periscope video right now #NoBillNoBreak
— Karoli (@Karoli) June 22, 2016
And Elizabeth Warren is joining them
Meanwhile, the rep from NC white-splains to John Lewis what is a “sit-in”:
Calling this a sit-in is a disgrace to Woolworth's. They sat-in for rights. Dems are "sitting-in" to strip them away https://t.co/uBT0cPqsjT
— Rep. Mark Walker (@RepMarkWalker) June 22, 2016