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# Watch Live: Democrats Stage Sit-in on Gun Control

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## Emma Ockerman


Jun 22, 2016 10:33 PM UTC

by 

[Emma Ockerman](https://time.com/author/emma-ockerman/)


## Emma Ockerman


Jun 22, 2016 10:33 PM UTC

Democrats are staging a sit-in on the floor of the U.S. House over gun legislation, led by Rep. John Lewis.

The sit-in, which began Wednesday afternoon and continued into Thursday, has been streamed through live [footage of several lawmakers’ Periscope accounts](http://time.com/4378912/congress-house-cspan-feed-cut/). The House is not officially in session, and congressional Republicans have shut off C-SPAN’s cameras.

The Democrats are demanding a vote on a bill that would prevent people on the terrorist watch list from purchasing guns after four votes regarding gun control legislation failed [to pass the Senate on Monday evening](http://time.com/4378376/gun-control-house-sit-in-congress-orlando-shooting/?xid=homepage).

Watch the sit-in live below.

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