House Democrats turn to Periscope, Facebook to broadcast historic gun control sit-in

Earlier today, Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives voiced their protest over not being able to vote on gun control legislation. Presiding Congressman Ted Poe (R-Texas) quickly called for a recess and ordered video cameras in the chamber to be turned off in the hopes of quelling the protest. It didn’t.
Today’s event supports what social media networks like Twitter have been talking about for so many quarters — that they’re places for live ev