Congresswoman Alma S. Adams Joins No Bill, No Break Sit-In to Demand a Vote on Gun Violence

WASHINGTON, DC– In the wake of the horrific act of hate and terror in Orlando last week, the deadliest mass shooting in American history, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams today joined House Democrats’ sit-in on the House Floor to demand that Speaker Ryan and House Republicans allow a vote on bipartisan legislation to address gun violence.

“There’s a difference between being concerned and being committed,” said Rep. Adams. Today, House Democrats, along with our colleagues from the Senate, proved our commitment to ending America’s gun violence epidemic. We were not elected to only hold moments of silence; we were elected to act and to legislate for the general welfare of the American people. It’s time for House Republicans to do their job and bring these commonsense bipartisan bills to the floor. ”

House Democrats are calling on Speaker Ryan and House Republicans to allow an immediate vote on bipartisan, commonsense gun violence prevention legislation to help keep guns out of dangerous hands, with two bills:

• The bipartisan King-Thompson legislation to expand and strengthen our background checks system;
• The bipartisan ‘No Fly, No Buy’ bill to keep guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists.

House Republicans have voted 13 times to block consideration of the bipartisan ‘No Fly, No Buy’ legislation.

“The American gun violence epidemic that this governing body has allowed to continue to go on, has stolen our babies, it has robbed us of our sense of safety and our security,” continued Rep. Adams.

“I am proud to join my fellow House and Senate Democrats on the floor to demand that Republicans end their indefensible obstruction of commonsense gun legislation,” concluded Rep. Adams. “We will not rest until Congress shows the courage to act to strengthen background checks and keep guns out of the hands of criminals and suspected terrorists. No Bill, No Break. ”