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US Democrats have ended their sit-in protest over gun control after more than 24 hours occupying Congress.

In the wake of the Orlando attack, lawmakers spent the night refusing to yield the floor sharing stories of how gun violence had affected their voters.

Republicans, who control Congress, dismissed it as a "publicity stunt".

Presenter Razia Iqbal spoke to one of those who took part in the sit-in, Alan Grayson, Democratic Party Representative for Florida's 9th congressional district, which includes Orlando.

(Image: Democrats in the US Congress stage a sit-in to demand a gun control vote. Credit: Eric Stalwell via Periscope.)