In this image from video provided by House Television, House Speaker Paul Ryan stands at the podium as he brings the House into session Wednesday night, June 22, 2016, in Washington. Rebellious Democrats staged an extraordinary all-day sit-in on the House floor to demand votes on gun-control bills, shouting down Ryan when he attempted to restore order as their protest stretched into the night. The sit-in was well into its 10th hour, with Democrats camped out on the floor stopping legislative business in the House, when Ryan stepped to the podium to gavel the House into session and hold votes on routine business. Angry Democrats chanted “No bill, no break!” and waved pieces of paper with the names of gun victims, continuing their protest in the well of the House even as the House voted on a previously scheduled and unrelated measure to overturn an Obama veto. (House Television via AP)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on House Democrats’ protest demanding a vote on gun control legislation (all times local):
10:10 p.m.
Democrats chanted and shouted over Speaker Paul Ryan as he gaveled the House into session and tried to bring order.
Ryan pounded the gavel several times, but Democrats were relentless in their chanting. Ryan called a vote.
As Ryan left the podium, Democrats booed and some shouted, “Shame, shame.”
The extraordinary unrest continued throughout the vote on labor legislation. Democrats want a vote on gun control.
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10 p.m.
House Democrats are chanting “no bill, no break!” as the Republicans move toward a vote on labor legislation.
In this frame grab taken from AP video Georgia Rep. John Lewis, center, leads a sit-in of more than 200 Democrats in demanding a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of last week’s massacre in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people in a gay nightclub. Rebellious Democrats shut down the House’s legislative work on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures before lawmakers’ weeklong break. (AP Photo)
After more than 10 hours of a sit-in on the floor, Democrats are holding photos of gun victims and papers with their names. Democrats want a vote on gun control legislation before lawmakers’ weeklong break next week.
House Speaker Paul Ryan says the House won’t vote on gun control legislation. He called the Democrats’ action Wednesday a publicity stunt and says Congress won’t do anything that could undermine the constitutional rights of Americans to bear arms.