House Democrats sit-in over gun control vote ends on second day
Rebellious Democrats staged an extraordinary all-day sit-in on the House floor to demand votes on gun-control bills on June 22, 2016. (Rep. Scott Peters via AP)
Rebellious Democrats staged an extraordinary all-day sit-in on the House floor to demand votes on gun-control bills on June 22, 2016. (House Television via AP)
Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., sits with Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as both participate Wednesday in a sit-in on the House floor that sought to force a vote on gun control measures on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP)
WASHINGTON — House Democrats have ended their 25½-hour sit-in on the chamber’s floor that they’ve been staging to demand votes on gun control.
With just a few interruptions, Democrats commanded the House floor since 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The protest was broadcast live to the world over social media.
There are no indications that Republicans — who control the House — have met the Democrats’ demands.
Democrats wanted votes on bills strengthening background checks and barring firearms sales to people on the government’s no-fly list.
Still, Democrats are declaring victory anyway.
One of the protest leaders, civil rights veteran and Georgia lawmaker John Lewis of Georgia, says: “We are going to win this struggle.”
