#SitInForThe49 protest in Rubio's Orlando office

Orlando residents have begun a 49 hour sit-in at Marco Rubio’s office to demand an end to the Senator’s opposition to commonsense gun safety measures backed by more than 8 in 10 Floridians. The sit-in will take place from 10:00am today through 11:00am Wednesday, and is using the hashtag #SitInForThe49 to honor the 49 victims of the Pulse shooting in Orlando last month. 

Marco Rubio cited the Orlando shooting as the event which lead him to reconsider running for reelection. However, when given the chance to vote for a bipartisan compromise bill introduced by Republican Senator Susan Collins after the shooting, he sided with the NRA instead of the people of Florida. Since February of 2015, Rubio has sponsored and introduced legislation that would repeal basic gun legislation in D.C. and extend protections for firearms manufacturers and dealers.

Around 75 ppl from @OrgNow and other groups holding #SitInForThe49 in @marcorubio Orlando office @OrlandoWeekly pic.twitter.com/PdCGJrQjQY

— Monivette Cordeiro (@monivettec) July 11, 2016 

#SitInForThe49— one hour in of 49 @marcorubio. We are demanding real change & solutions to address #GunViolence pic.twitter.com/E2KtuhHlIz

— Anna V. Eskamani (@Anna_V_E) July 11, 2016

#SitInForThe49 pic.twitter.com/LBFNpJK0Di

— David Thomas Moran (@wideanglefocus) July 11, 2016

reading the names of the 49 victims at Pulse #SitInForThe49 pic.twitter.com/gLK7dPZGOG

— ishmael (@skorpiomagazine) July 11, 2016

Our country deserves commonsense gun laws. End gun violence & discrimination now. #BlackLivesMatter #SitInForThe49 pic.twitter.com/exiwVeydN6

— UNITE HERE (@unitehere) July 11, 2016