Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.) called arguments that due process would conflict with gun control "ridiculous" during an interview with MSNBC host Andrea Mitchell on Thursday.
Murphy then said that the whole reason that further gun control legislation will not pass is because of the National Rifle Association, one of the largest advocacy groups in the United States.
"What about this due process argument from the NRA?" Mitchell asked.
"Well, it's ridiculous. It's a red herring," Murphy said. "The fact of the matter is that there hasn't been a single Republican coming onto the floor to protest the lack of due process for individuals who are on the terrorist watch list who can't fly on planes.
"We all accept that that's an important protection that individuals who are suspected of being connected with terrorists shouldn't fly a plane. Well, they should not be able to buy a powerful firearm that we now know is capable of killing 50 people. Now the Feinstein proposal has due process in it. It has a mean to grieve your inclusion on that list. That's not an issue.
"The NRA does not want any of this to happen because they are dead set against anything that would make this country safer at the expense of the gun industry."