Democrats Occupy House of Representatives and Hold Sit-In on Gun Control
- 8 years ago
Members of the Democratic Party occupied the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, staging a sit-in in order to demand a vote on gun control legislation. The protest comes ten days after the Orlando mass shooting, with pressure intensifying on the lawmakers to act. The sit-in protest has beenl underway for 11 hours at the time of writing, as Republicans were resisting, saying that they will not give in to such protest tactics. Footage courtesy of US Senator Cory Booker