Whoopi Goldberg clashes with a former Republican guest on ‘The View’ as tensions flare over gun control measures. Sparks fly as the heated exchange unfolds on live TV. Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of ‘The View,’ found herself in another fiery exchange, this time directed at conservative guest Tara Setmayer during a discussion about gun control.

Setmayer, a former Republican, clashed with Goldberg over the effectiveness of gun control measures, leading to a heated confrontation on the show’s set. “Listen, I understand that, but it’s not as easy when you have a country that has more guns than people… You’re not going to be able to just ban all the guns,” Setmayer argued.

“It is easy, but the things that you could say to people that we don’t say on this show, the things you can wish on people that we don’t wish on this show to people, because we know. We’ve all met people who have had to deal with the death of a loved one at the hands of a gun,” Goldberg retorted. The debate intensified as Setmayer suggested that banning certain guns wouldn’t stop gun violence, citing examples of shootings in cities like Chicago.

“It’s one gun out of the peripheral of guns that are out there. So what happens to the black market, then? So let’s say we ban the AR-15. AR-15s are the most popular weapon in this country,” Setmayer stated.

Goldberg responded passionately, “Well, you know what? I’ll tell you what happens. The same thing that’s being threatened to women who decide ‘maybe I need to go talk to somebody about an abortion,’ what do they say? You got an AR-15, we will put your ass in jail.”

Continuing her tirade, Goldberg criticized the NRA, declaring, “And I don’t care, NRA, you’ve got to give that gun up. You can have other yee-haw guns, whatever you want. The AR-15 is not a hunting gun. It is not a gun where you’re going to go out and shoot your dinner. This gun is meant to kill people. That’s what it’s for, and you can’t have it anymore.”

As tensions simmered on the show, the broader question of government action on gun control remains uncertain amid a wave of violence across America.