Rep. Louie Gohmert on Thursday blasted the Democrats’ sit-in that forced House Republicans to adjourn for the week, and said Democrats were trying to hinder both civil rights and the Second Amendment.

“So they weren’t just standing up for rights, they were taking away rights,” Gohmert said on Fox News Thursday morning, adding that the takeover of the House floor was “unprecedented.”

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