“What’s going on is that these organized special interest groups don’t want anything done because it’s a big source of their money to terrify people living out in the country that there’s this big, conspiratorial federal government trying to take their guns away,” Clinton said on Morning Joe. “I think if you could get a clear-headed vote on the issue standing alone, the overwhelming majority of Americans in every state would be for it.” …

In the time that has elapsed between Lee’s comments in April and Clinton’s comments today, reports have emerged that some government agencies do monitor how Americans exercise those other rights. The IRS has apologized for targeting Tea Party groups for extra auditing. Agency officials have even asked a pro-life Christian group to “detail the content of the members of your organization’s prayers,” according to Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill. …

Even so, Clinton suggested that the Senate revive the gun legislation. “I just remember when they didn’t get their 60 votes that [Republican] Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said that she thought with a little tweaking on individual gun sales, they could bring it up again and get their 60 votes,” he said.