This afternoon, a group of about 50 Democrats from the U.S. House of Representatives staged a sit-in on the House floor to advocate for a vote on gun control, and broadcast the event live from Periscope and Facebook.
Rep. John Lewis of Georgia organized the protest in the wake of this month's mass shooting in Orlando and other recent tragedies. The legislators sat on the floor of the chamber chanting "no bill, no break" and refused to leave until Republican leaders agreed to hold a vote on gun control before Congress takes a weeklong holiday recess for Fourth of July.
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