Minnesota Democratic lawmakers stage sit-in over gun violence protection bill

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In response to increasing gun violence, Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota organized a sit-in at the state house to advocate for a gun violence protection bill. This civil disobedience arose after the Republican speaker failed to deliver on a promise to propose the bill for a vote.

Representative Samantha Sencer-Mura leads action after Republican speaker rescinds promise to bring bill to vote Democratic state representatives in Minnesota staged an overnight sit-in in their house chamber on Thursday after the Republican speaker failed to put a gun violence prevention bill up for a vote. Samantha Sencer-Mura, a Democratic representative from Minneapolis, first announced the plan on Wednesday from the floor of the state’s house of representatives, giving speaker Lisa Demuth, a candidate for governor, 24 hours to give the bill a vote before the sit-in would start. Continue reading...