Democrats End Marathon Sit-In as Ryan Rejects Calls for Gun Vote
- House speaker says Democrats are setting a dangerous precedent
- Democrats held floor for more than 25 hours to demand votes
House Democrats Stage Gun Sit-In
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Democrats closed out a marathon sit-in on the U.S. House floor Thursday afternoon after 25 hours of emotionally charged speeches demanding action on gun control, but they insisted their protests would continue in other forms.
"We are going to win the struggle. We’re going to win big," Representative John Lewis of Georgia, a leader of the protest, said in closing out the sit-in Thursday afternoon. "We must never, ever give up and never give in."