Nonviolence and Peace

WATCH: House Democrats Stage a Sit-in for Gun Legislation

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Screenshot via RepJohnLewis / Youtube.com
Jun 22, 2016
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Coming on the heels of a filibuster in the Senate, House Democrats are staging their own act of political theater in a push for legislation on gun violence.

Led by Civil Rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a group of Democrats are holding a sit-in on the floor of the House. 

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