House GOP may punish Dems over gun protest

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House GOP leaders will meet with the Sergeant at Arms Tuesday to determine whether to take punitive action against Democratic lawmakers who seized the floor in a “sit-in” demonstration last month.

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said further demonstrations will “not be tolerated,” but declined to say what action, if any, Republicans would take if Democrats revive their demonstrations in the well of the chamber.

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