Democrats have taken the unusual step of staging a sit-in for more than 12 hours on the floor of the US House of Representatives to demand new laws on gun control.
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It's after 49 people were killed in a nightclub shooting in Orlando almost two weeks ago.
Cameras in the House were shut off, but politicians have been broadcasting live videos on Periscope and Facebook.
Democrat Mike Doyle was filmed making this passionate plea.

