Reps. John Lewis, Rosa DeLauro & Others Staging a Sit-In on House Floor for Gun Control

Damn, this is historic:

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I'm on the House floor with @repjohnlewis& Dems staging a sit-in to demand action on commonsense gun legislation pic.twitter.com/byIivby5gG

— Rep. John Yarmuth (@RepJohnYarmuth) June 22, 2016 x

C-SPAN cameras are off. The House in recess. Democrats are still doing the sit-in. Rosa DeLauro now shouting to the people in the gallery.

— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) June 22, 2016

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Thank you, Democratic members of the House. We are with you!

Update 9: Watch the live feed of the sit-in, via C-SPAN, via Periscope and/or Facebook (because Paul Ryan shut off the cameras) here: www.c-span.org/... 

Update 1 (h/t I saw an old tree today):

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From Newtown to Charleston... how long will it take for Congress to act? #NOMORESILENCE#goodtroublepic.twitter.com/uH4G5HCQc5

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) June 22, 2016 x

My colleagues & I have had enough. We are sitting-in on the House Floor until we get a vote to address gun violence. https://t.co/rTqrPifuUz

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) June 22, 2016

Update 2 from slksfca:

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.@HouseGOP shut the cameras off. But they can’t shut down Twitter. #NoBillNoBreakpic.twitter.com/MUXeuOVaxl

— Everytown (@Everytown) June 22, 2016

Update 3: List of participants (in progress):

Note: List abandoned as it appears most of the Democratic members of the House (and even some Dem Senators) are now participating.

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Update 4:

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Joining w/ @repjohnlewis&dozens of my colleagues for House sit-in for a vote to prevent gun violence #NoBillNoBreakpic.twitter.com/Lg4cM9Gzj0

— Elizabeth Esty (@RepEsty) June 22, 2016

Update 5:

This is currently a Breaking News story on MSNBC. They are awaiting a statement from Rep. Nancy Pelosi on the steps of the Capitol:

Chris Van Hollen speaking now on MSNBC, saying sit-in will continue until there is a vote on a "no fly/no buy" bill.

Update 6 (h/t YellowDoginGA & kj in missouri):

Here is the number to use to call your Senators and/or Representatives to urge them to join this protest:

202-224-3121 Press 1 for Senate, Press 2 for House, enter Zip Code, voila, connected to a person!

Update 7 from Denise Oliver Velez:

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Thank you John Lewis for leading on gun violence where we need it most. https://t.co/vctfqAH5Wt

— President Obama (@POTUS) June 22, 2016

Update 8 from HillaryIsMyHomegirl:

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Heading to the House floor to join the @HouseDemocrats’ sit-in. #NoBillNoBreak#goodtrouble#holdthefloorpic.twitter.com/0EBVRf3u9A

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) June 22, 2016