Six arrested in U.S. Capitol sit-in stunt

Published July 5, 2016 9:07pm ET



Six gun control activists were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police Tuesday afternoon for demonstrating in the Rotunda, an unauthorized area for protesters to gather, according to NBC-4.

A total of eight people took part in the protest, all of whom are relatives of people who were killed by firearms. The group sat on the floor in the Capitol Dome and held poster-sized photos of their loved ones while calling for, “No bill, no breaks.”

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