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Georgia Rep. John Lewis, is leading a sit-in right now on the House floor to push Republicans to address gun violence in the legislative chamber. Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy walked over and joined the sit-in, he’s the lawmaker who led a nearly 15-hour filibuster in the Senate last week asking lawmakers to vote on gun reform.
The time to act is now. We will be silent no more.”
Senators failed to gather the required bipartisan support to pass a series of gun control measures on Monday. Democrats want votes on the “no fly, no buy” and background check measures before the July 4 recess, which GOP leaders aren’t open to scheduling.
