WASHINGTON, DC (CBS4)– Rep. Ed Perlmutter was among a number of Democrats who sat down on the House floor on Wednesday. They demanded that the House take a vote on gun control measures.

Perlmutter, a Democrat representing Colorado, joined others in his party at the U.S Capitol.

House Speaker Paul Ryan has said he will not bring any gun control legislation to the floor.

The House went into recess just as the protest began but the representatives remained sitting on the floor.