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The history of sit-ins, the DAPA decision, CA LGBT rights organization focusing on gun control legislation
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Jun 23, 2016
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The history of sit-ins, the DAPA decision, CA LGBT rights organization focusing on gun control legislation

Sit-ins: the political statement that goes back years, a look at the Supreme Court's DAPA decision, CA LGBT rights organization shifts focus to gun control.

Members of the House gather as Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) delivers a speech declaring that lawmakers would conduct a sit-in until they were able to vote on gun legislation.
Members of the House gather as Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) delivers a speech declaring that lawmakers would conduct a sit-in until they were able to vote on gun legislation.
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Rep. John Lewis via YouTube
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