Meghan McCain Meghan Marguerite McCainKasich to Meghan McCain: Concern over abortion 'dwarfed' by need to beat Trump Meghan McCain says she believes report Trump called fallen soldiers 'losers' Meghan McCain hits Ivanka Trump's defense of president's Twitter: It's not a 'communication style,' it's 'cruelty' MORE of "The View" quarreled with her co-hosts about gun regulations Tuesday, saying that she wouldn't live without firearms.

McCain critiqued a proposal by presidential candidate and former Rep. Beto O'Rourke Beto O'RourkeJimmy Carter says his son smoked pot with Willie Nelson on White House roof O'Rourke endorses Kennedy for Senate: 'A champion for the values we're most proud of' 2020 Democrats do convention Zoom call MORE (D-Texas) for a mandatory assault weapons buyback, saying, "If you're going to be a gun grabber, you don't get my vote."

Co-host Joy Behar Josephine (Joy) Victoria BeharChelsea Clinton: Trump isn't building public confidence in a vaccine Chris Matthews ripped for complimenting Trump's 'true presidential behavior' on Ginsburg Black GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview MORE responded by pointing out that former Democratic presidents passed gun control legislation, such as an assault weapons ban passed under former President Clinton.

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"Democrats, when they're in office, they do do something about guns. So if you keep rooting for Republicans, you're going to get nothing done," she said.

McCain asserted that taking away assault weapons would cause violence.

"The AR-15 is by far the most popular gun in America," the conservative panelist said. "If you're talking about going and taking people's guns away from them, there's going to be a lot of violence."

“They lived without them for many years during the ban,” Behar interjected.

"I'm not living without guns," McCain responded. "It's just that simple."

"What about living without the assault weapons that are killing our children?" questioned co-host Sunny Hostin Sunny HostinBreonna Taylor's family attorney calls for 'peaceful protests in her name' Black GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Sunny Hostin slams 'misogynistic, racist, homophobic' Joe Rogan after his offer to moderate debate MORE.

TRUMP DOWNPLAYS BACKGROUND CHECKS: After the fatal shooting in Odessa, TX, the co-hosts discuss Pres. Trump’s response and if Congress will take steps on gun legislation. https://t.co/Hul1fomImg pic.twitter.com/ZK6Wly2wNH — The View (@TheView) September 3, 2019

The exchange followed a mass shooting over the weekend in Odessa, Texas, in which seven people were killed. U.S. gun laws have faced increased scrutiny since a pair of mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, last month left a total of 31 people dead.