Well look at this! House Dems no longer 'standing' in favor of gun control

https://twitter.com/JustEric/status/745644028885073921

Surprisingly enough, some House Democrats are no longer standing in favor of additional gun control measures. That’s because they’re now sitting for them:

My colleagues & I have had enough. We are sitting-in on the House Floor until we get a vote to address gun violence. https://t.co/rTqrPifuUz

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) June 22, 2016

I'm on the House floor with @repjohnlewis & Dems staging a sit-in to demand action on commonsense gun legislation pic.twitter.com/byIivby5gG

— Rep. John Yarmuth (@RepJohnYarmuth) June 22, 2016

Time to occupy the House to demand action. #NoBillNoBreak #DisarmHate pic.twitter.com/C7BZpzNvxL

— Rep Donna F Edwards (@repdonnaedwards) June 22, 2016

Rep. @chelliepingree joins John Lewis in House floor sit-in to demand vote on "No-Fly No-Buy" gun bill #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/QYhB6X7XIi

— fred bever (@fredbever) June 22, 2016

#EnoughIsEnough. Sitting on the House floor to demand we take action to prevent gun violence. #NoBillNoBreak pic.twitter.com/rl6q0g6YLL

— Suzanne Bonamici (@RepBonamici) June 22, 2016

The Dems got some bipartisan encouragement:

https://twitter.com/EWErickson/status/745644292677472256

Let them sit there for the rest of the year.

— BT (@back_ttys) June 22, 2016

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If the Republicans did something like that, wouldn’t these same Dems consider it “obstruction”?

They should be sitting on the FBI buildings steps bc that's where the problem lies. https://t.co/Ycq6Qz9usS

— Reaganette (@Ezinger44) June 22, 2016

Try occupying the FBI, since they ignored about a dozen warning signs. #idiots https://t.co/Qr15Dd5eBl

— BT (@back_ttys) June 22, 2016

Solid lesson to kids out there. Throw hissy fits when you don't get your way. A+ role models. https://t.co/yeU8swUHE9

— RBe (@RBPundit) June 22, 2016

https://twitter.com/cerenomri/status/745646313279217664

.@repdonnaedwards pic.twitter.com/CRrsDOxCLk

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) June 22, 2016

Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets.