Democrats are holding a sit-in on the floor of the House to demand a vote on their no-fly gun control proposal. Rep. John Lewis led the demonstration by calling Democrats down to the floor and giving a brief speech which concluded, “Now is the time to get in the way. The time to act is now. We will be silent no more.”

The chair called a recess until noon once Democrats began sitting down:

House Democrats staging a SIT IN on the House floor demanding a vote on guns –> video as chair gavels out pic.twitter.com/IrKix7r3Ar

— Alex Moe (@AlexNBCNews) June 22, 2016

Members participating in the sit-in have been posting images of each other on Twitter. Rep. Donna Edwards and Rep. Lewis are both recalling the occupy movement:

Time to occupy the House to demand action. #NoBillNoBreak #DisarmHate pic.twitter.com/C7BZpzNvxL

— Rep Donna F Edwards (@repdonnaedwards) June 22, 2016

From Newtown to Charleston… how long will it take for Congress to act? #NOMORESILENCE #goodtrouble pic.twitter.com/uH4G5HCQc5

— John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) June 22, 2016

I'm on the House floor with @repjohnlewis & Dems staging a sit-in to demand action on commonsense gun legislation pic.twitter.com/byIivby5gG

— Rep. John Yarmuth (@RepJohnYarmuth) June 22, 2016

Proud to sit with @RepJoeCourtney and others demanding action. #GoodTrouble #NoBillNoBreak pic.twitter.com/SNMWlQ0ZfZ

— Rep. John Yarmuth (@RepJohnYarmuth) June 22, 2016

Shame on you @HouseGOP for thinking a moment of silence is enough. We've had enough of the inaction, so we protest! pic.twitter.com/GFBXgz8nSr

— Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (@RepBonnie) June 22, 2016

CSPAN’s cameras have been turned off, which has upset the Democrats. What good is a media spectacle without media?

.@cspan TURN THE CAMERAS BACK ON. #GoodTrouble #NoBillNoBreak

— Rep. John Yarmuth (@RepJohnYarmuth) June 22, 2016

The Sgt at Arms is asking us to stop taking photos and video from House floor. Republicans should turn the cameras back on. #NoBillNoBreak

— Rep. John Yarmuth (@RepJohnYarmuth) June 22, 2016

The effort by House Democrats follows a 12-hour filibuster in the Senate that took place last week. Senate Democrats did eventually get to vote on four different proposals, all of which went down to defeat.

Democrats have been pushing a so-called “no-fly, no-buy” rule which would (they claim) prevent people on the no-fly list from purchasing a gun. However, the bill Democrats have proposed would not use the relatively small no-fly list (about 64,000 people) but a much larger watch list that includes as many as a million people. Republicans have said they want to insure due process rights for those placed on the list, allowing them some means to contest the designation.