Old tweets from Lincoln Project advisor and View co-host Tara 'gun control is not the answer' Setmayer show she defended AR-15s after Parkland

Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Tara Stemayer was on “The View” today where the panel talked about the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas:

COMING UP: @TaraSetmayer joins us back at the #HotTopics table to guest co-host! pic.twitter.com/3SS6CZpkxr

— The View (@TheView) May 31, 2022

This would be the same Tara Setmayer who, at least used to be, a huge supporter of the Second Amendment:

My latest piece on @CNNOpinion on why gun owners do not trust #Obama. https://t.co/DkUYPhQ57F #GunsInAmerica #tcot #2A

— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@TaraSetmayer) January 10, 2016

In the past, she’s said that no “gun law” can stop a mass shooting. For example, this was after the terror attack in San Bernardino in 2015:

Stronger background checks? These perpetrators are evil criminals. No "gun law" stops this. This guy…smh #2A #tcot https://t.co/4wJrF3Porb

— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@TaraSetmayer) December 2, 2015

She said similar things after the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla. in 2018:

I’m heartbroken over these tragedies, however I totally disagree with gun confiscation.
1)There’s 300+ guns in circulation in the https://t.co/UVXcRrL6P2’ll never get them all & just create a black market 4 criminals while harming law abiding citizens
2)We have 2A for a reason https://t.co/JjmfRhZcNi

— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@TaraSetmayer) February 15, 2018

“Gun control isn’t the answer,” she said just four days after 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz killed 17 and wounded 17 others:

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Excellent take on the current debate. I know it's hard to do when something so horrific has happened but perspective is important when it comes to actual policy debates.
Gun Control Isn’t the Answer https://t.co/DTXA3ffazx

— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@TaraSetmayer) February 18, 2018

Well, it appears she’s had a change of heart. On “The View” today, she called out “Christian nationalism” and how it’s all “God, Guns, and Trump” for these people:

Faux conservative Tara Setmayer blames mass shootings and killings on "Christian nationalism." "It's God, Guns, and Trump," for these people she sneers."Down south they used to use the Bible and say you're not people," Whoopi added. pic.twitter.com/IzpQbMQ0i5

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) May 31, 2022

But, you see, linking God and guns was perfectly fine WHEN SHE DID IT:

Great to fellowship w/my fellow patriot & friend @replouiegohmert in Dallas at the @Mercury1Charity God Guns & Giving event today!

— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@TaraSetmayer) November 2, 2013

It was for a good cause?

En route to Dallas for the annual @Mercury1Charity event, God, Guns & Giving!

— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@TaraSetmayer) October 10, 2014

She also nodded along in agreement with Whoopi Goldberg here on the need to ban the AR-15, which is not a “hunting gun” we’re told:

"This AR-15's got to go," Whoopi demanded. Falsely implying the 2nd Amendment is only for hunting, she declares, "The AR-15 is not a hunting gun."
Speaking to law-abiding gun owners, she screeches: "You can't have it anymore!" pic.twitter.com/FrEntcO9jc

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) May 31, 2022

Well, that’s not what Setmayer argued. Again, look at the date in this tweet. It’s just one day after the Parkland shooting in 2018:

1.) An AR-15 is NOT an assault weapon.
2.) It is NOT automatic. It’s a single trigger pull shot just like a handgun
3.) It’s primarily a hunting rifle, NOT a weapon of war
4.) Short of confiscation or prohibition on gun ownership, what’s your solution? https://t.co/22LPy3utDB

— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@TaraSetmayer) February 15, 2018

Sara Hines, one of the other hosts, said even pro-gun people can’t defend the AR-15:

Proving she actually hasn't conversed with any serious Second Amendment folks, Sara Haines claims pro-gun folks have never been able to defend owning an AR-15 or explain how they're constitutionally protected.
And she denies the slippery slope despite Biden wanting to ban 9mm. pic.twitter.com/fqMB2ZQGmC

— Nicholas Fondacaro (@NickFondacaro) May 31, 2022

Well, except for the lady SITTING RIGHT THERE AT THE DESK:

AR-15 style rifles are rarely used in daily gun crime. There are 8 million of them legally owned in this country without incident. Cops are rarely confronted w/them & many have additional firepower in their patrol cars if a situation warrants that.

— Tara Setmayer 🌻 (@TaraSetmayer) February 25, 2018

What an embarrassing segment.

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