***** House back in session. Republicans want to recess late tonight until July. *****

[L. Coyote]

The sit-in continues.



Stay tuned: http://www.c-span.org/video/?411624-1/democratic-sitin-gun-violence-continues&live=

Twitter LIVE: https://twitter.com/hashtag/nobillnobreak

People are going to the Capital now.

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1. House voting on motion to come back to session at 2:30 AM

so the Republicans can adjourn and go on vacation.

Adam J. Smith @AdamSmith_usa
This is powerful. Rep. Duckworth who lost both legs got out of her wheelchair to join the sit-in. #NoBillNoBreak


Meanwhile racist Ed was cut off after nonsensical ramblings got horribly boring. C-SPAN wasting time on callers while they vote.

Elizabeth Warren ‏@SenWarren 1 hour ago
The @HouseGOP may run from a vote for common-sense gun measures, but they can’t hide. #NoBillNoBreak




Full Frontal @FullFrontalSamB
Funny... @CSpan isn’t carrying our sit-in either. #NoBillNoBreak #Enough

[Skittles]

2. just when I think I could not possibly admire Ms. Duckworth more

yes INDEED

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3. "If we’re going to raise our kids in a safer, more loving world, we need to speak up for it." POTUS

The White House ‏@WhiteHouse
"If we’re going to raise our kids in a safer, more loving world, we need to speak up for it." —@POTUS #NoBillNoBreak

Motion adopted.

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4. Motion passed. Motion to adjourn until 2:30 AM now being voted on, 15 min. vote.

Earl Blumenauer ‏@repblumenauer
Thanks @RonWyden for the nutritional support. Deeply appreciated as is your leadership on gun safety. #NoBillNoBreak


Rep. Jim McGovern ‏@RepMcGovern
Proud to join @RepJohnLewis, a living legend who knows what it takes to move mountains. Must act now. #NoBillNoBreak


Rep. John Larson Verified account ‏@RepJohnLarson
Thanks to supporters outside chanting #NoBillNoBreak. We hear you & we'll keep fighting for you


Sheldon Whitehouse ‏@SenWhitehouse
Supporting my #RI colleagues @JimLangevin @davidcicilline & Florida's House members w/@SenBillNelson. #NoBillNoBreak


Dianne Wing ‏@DianneWing2
Neighbors of the Sandy Hook shooter stand with you @NancyPelosi @RepEsty @jahimes & @HouseDemocrats! #NoBillNoBreak

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5. Motion passes. House adjourned until next session, 2:30 A.M. so they can sneak out of town

in the middle of the night. Cowards.

Sarah Flourance ‏@TheBookFeminist 5 minutes ago
Um, a @CSPAN caller claims we have an assault weapons ban? I mean, GW Bush made sure we don't anymore. 💅🏼 #NoBillNoBreak

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6. Back to the social media feed in the House. Sit-in continues. Session starts at 2:30.

[Lucinda]

7. KNR

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8. #SaveWomensLives #EnoughIsEnough #NoFlyNoBuy #StandTall ----- #NoBillNoBreak still #1

Theo Marshall ‏@TheoMarshallOff 8m8 minutes ago Santa Monica, CA
#SaveWomensLives #EnoughIsEnough #NoBillNoBreak #NoFlyNoBuy #StandTall #domesticviolence

[lancer78]

10. and how many

Of these shooters were on the no fly list? I would wager not many. The only way to stop the violence by guns is a full ban and door-to-door confiscation. Anything else is political masturbation.

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17. That's why we want "effective background checks" asap.

[lancer78]

18. background

Checks are very effective. I cannot get a gun because of my past mental health issues.

[pnwmom]

20. All violence will never be stopped. But the legislation will greatly reduce the

number of gun deaths, which is far higher in the US than in other modern western countries that aren't in a state of war.

[lancer78]

22. how?

None of these mass shooters were on the no fly list. We thought we had found something we thought would pass easily so it could look like we (democrats) did something.

[pnwmom]

23. It will also prevent people from buying guns without a background check.

Many people who would want these weapons wouldn't pass one.

[lancer78]

26. are you talking

About the so called "gunshow loophole"? The vast majority of sellers at gunshows hold a federal license and are therefore required to do background checks. Do some research from non-biased sites before succumbing to the latest pandering.

[pnwmom]

27. I don't get my info from biased sites like the NRA. n/t

[lancer78]

29. neither do I

This was a report done by NBC news.

[pnwmom]

30. The internet is a growing source of sales with no background checks.

This is from 2013 but the same issues apply today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/17/us/seeking-gun-or-selling-one-web-is-a-land-of-few-rules.html?pagewanted=all

The intentions and background of the prospective buyer were hidden, as is customary on such sites. The person posting these ads, however, left a phone number, enabling The New York Times to trace them to their source: Omar Roman-Martinez, 29, of Colorado Springs, who has a pair of felony convictions for burglary and another for motor vehicle theft, as well as a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction — all of which bar him from having guns. Yet he was so determined he even offered to trade a tablet computer or a vintage Pepsi machine for firearms.

When questioned in a telephone interview, Mr. Roman-Martinez said he ultimately decided not to buy a weapon. He also insisted that a 9-millimeter handgun he posted for sale on the Web site last month belonged to someone else.

“I’m a felon,” he said. “I can’t possess firearms.”

The mere fact that Mr. Roman-Martinez was seeking to buy and sell guns on Armslist underscores why extending background checks to the growing world of online sales has become a centerpiece of new gun legislation being taken up in the Senate this week. With no requirements for background checks on most private transactions, a Times examination found, Armslist and similar sites function as unregulated bazaars, where the essential anonymity of the Internet allows unlicensed sellers to advertise scores of weapons and people legally barred from gun ownership to buy them.

The bipartisan Senate compromise under consideration would require that background checks be conducted through federally licensed dealers on all Internet and gun show sales. Gun control advocates argue that such checks might have prevented shootings like that of Zina Haughton, 42, who was killed in October with two other women by her husband, Radcliffe, even though a restraining order barred him from having guns. Mr. Haughton simply contacted a private seller on Armslist and handed over $500 in a McDonald’s parking lot for a .40-caliber semiautomatic pistol and three magazines.

[anigbrowl]

31. In multiple ways

There were three bills offered for consideration:

a. 'No fly, no buy' - forbidding sales of guns to people who are on the no-fly list.

b. Universal background checks

c. Enable CDC funding to study gun violence

No one measure is likely to have a definite impact. But they all have the potential to help. 'No fly no buy' strikes me as a largely symbolic piece of legislation but one that serves as a useful political hook to get attention for the other two and won't seriously infringe on anyone's civil liberties.

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9. People are getting very creative.

[lancer78]

11. no to both

What an idiotic meme. A person cannot be held responsible for a legally sold product if that product was used in an illegal manner.

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12. #dueprocess. "But there's no reason to make that more stringent for guns than for airplane rights"

Tyler Prendergast ‏@LerPrendergast 1 minute ago
"We SHOULD adhere to #dueprocess. But there's no reason to make that more stringent for guns than for airplane rights." #NoBillNoBreak



Oregon Alliance ‏@OregonAlliance 32 minutes ago
It's late but the phones need to ring - do YOUR part, #Oregon, and call now #NoBillNoBreak #NoFlyNoBuy @Everytown

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13. "I refuse to leave the floor."

Grant Jenkins ‏@JGrantJenkins 37 seconds ago
"If we can take 50 votes to repeal Obamacare, we can take ONE vote to combat gun violence in this country!" @RepAlGreen #NoBillNoBreak



Steny Hoyer @WhipHoyer
Told supporters that Dems won’t quit until we vote to address gun violence #NoBillNoBreak #HoldTheFloor

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14. 2:30 AM. House is gaveling in for a new day, LIVE coverageon C-SPAN. Chaplain, "Let us pray."

"Merciful God. ..." OMG, what the fuck, do they always start with metaphysical beliefs?

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15. HR 797 called to a vote with chanting in the background. "No Vote, No Break."

Impressive how the clerk is totally unaffected.

Gentleman from Texas calls question, 15 minute vote. No debate by Dems was allowed while the Rs were given 60 minutes.

#NoBillNoBreak trending #1 all day now, incredible.

C-SPAN replaying Pelosi on steps earlier today.

Nancy Pelosi ‏@NancyPelosi 6 hours ago
Thank you to advocates gathered outside the Capitol joining our effort to say #NoBillNoBreak.

[tblue37]

16. This:

"If we can take 50 votes to repeal Obamacare, we can take ONE vote to combat gun violence in this country!"

[lancer78]

19. not as long

As that vote strips due process. Even the ACLU agrees.

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21. Resolution adopted. No debate allowed. Another vote. 15 minutes.

Victoria S ‏@surrexi 42 seconds ago
I'm sorry, am I given to understand, that the Republicans have LITERALLY SILENCED the Democrats? If so, WHAT THE FUCK? #NoBillNoBreak

Renata ‏@R_Candasss 1 minute ago
#NoBillNoBreak because it is easier for a 13 year old to buy an assault riffle than a lottery ticket



C-SPAN playing music at this hour. Weird. But good, and sad too, sad music that is.

[lancer78]

24. that democrat

Was ignorant. The man wasn't a terrorist.

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25. So, in a few minutes the cowardly Republicans will go on vacation until after July 4th.

Shame, Shame, Shame. How many more Americans will have been killed when they come back from their break.

Abe Wichner ‏@abewichner 52 seconds ago
#NoBillNoBreak #NoBillNoVote Shame on you @HouseGOP @SpeakerRyan

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28. Speaker is now reading a statement about filming the House. House stands adjourned. 3:14 AM

Donald J. Trump ‏@realDoneldTrump 1 minute ago
Thank You @SpeakerRyan for staying up tonight to vote on Zika #NoBillNoBreak #NoFlyNoMosquito

C-SPAN is now broadcasting the pirate Periscope feed. The sit-in continues, the revolution is being televised.....

C-SPAN just lost the feed, so John Lewis from earlier today.

Good night everyone. Where should we start sit-ins in the morning?