#NoBreakNoBill: Democrats Still Sitting-In for Gun Legislation

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 23, 2016

House Democrats are staging a sit-in on the House floor to demand Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) not to recess the House without voting on gun legislation, including the 'No Fly, No Buy' legislation and a universal background check bill.

Representative Joe Courtney, who's been participating in the sit-in, called to give an update. He says that he was involved in shaping some of the gun legislation in Connecticut after the Newtown shooting, and compared to those laws the two bills on the Senate floor were "very mild, mainstream measures."

Melinda Henneberger from Roll Call also stopped by for a quick analysis.

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