Ruppersberger Joins “No Bill No Break” Sit-In to Demand Vote on Gun Violence Reforms

(Washington, DC) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger today joined dozens of colleagues in a sit-in on the House Floor to demand a vote on bipartisan legislation to address gun violence. Ruppersberger and others urged House leadership to allow the vote before the chamber recesses next week for a district work period. 

Ruppersberger supports requiring universal background checks before all gun sales and banning civilian use of combat-grade guns and high-capacity magazines. He also supports bipartisan legislation preventing terror suspects on federal watch lists from purchasing firearms.

“All we are asking for today is a vote,” Congressman Ruppersberger said. “These are bipartisan reforms Americans overwhelmingly support as mass shootings continue to devastate our communities.  Until we figure out a way to stop these attacks once and for all, it is our responsibility to do what we can to reduce the bloodshed and keep guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists. It’s not gun control – it’s terror control – and it’s just common sense.”

The protest came in the wake of the worst mass shooting in American history June 13 in Orlando. House Democrats specifically called on Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans to allow an immediate vote on two bills. The bipartisan King-Thompson legislation expands and strengthens our background checks system. The bipartisan “No Fly, No Buy” bill – which House Republicans have voted 13 times to block – will bar those on the federal “Do Not Fly” list from purchasing a firearm.