A group of Democrats in the US House of Representatives have staged a sit-in on the House floor to garner support for a bipartisan bill on gun-control in the wake of the country’s deadliest shooting in Orlando, Florida.
The so-called “no fly, no gun” bill would ban suspected terrorists on the government’s no-fly list from buying guns.
The two-dozen-strong group of lawmakers, led by Georgia Representative John Lewis, sat down on the floor and started chanting “No bill, no break.”
In a speech on Wednesday morning, Lewis said that he was pushing for a cause that was supported by the majority of American people.
“Give us a vote; let us vote; we came here to o our job, we came here to work!” he said. “The American people are demanding action. Do we have the courage; do we have the raw courage to make at least a down payment on ending gun violence in America?”
The sit-in sent the House into recess after the Democrats refused to get up from the…