Tensions between Democrats and Republicans reached a boiling point late Wednesday night, with one GOP lawmaker getting into a shouting match over a sit-in aimed at forcing votes on gun control measures.

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Rep. Louie Gohmert Louis (Louie) Buller GohmertRep. Dan Meuser tests positive for COVID-19 Watchdog calls for probe into Gohmert 'disregarding public health guidance' on COVID-19 Massie plans to donate plasma after testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies MORE (R-Texas) shouted at Rep. Brad Sherman (Calif.) and other Democrats, yelling, "Radical Islam killed these people," pointing to posters with photos of gun violence victims.

He was drowned out by Democrats chanting "No bill, no break."

According to reports from the scene, Gohmert got into a particularly heated exchange with Rep. Corrine Brown Corrine BrownFormer Florida rep sentenced to five years in prison for fraud, tax evasion Genuine veteran charities face a challenge beating the fakes Former Florida rep found guilty of tax evasion, fraud MORE (D-Fla.), whose district includes the site of the June 12 massacre in Orlando. Other lawmakers had to separate the two.

The spat followed a tense vote on a measure unrelated to gun control, which Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) used to try to take back control of the floor, causing an eruption of chants from Democrats who had been holding the floor for more than 12 hours.