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After two deadly mass shootings took place in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, less than 24 hours apart over the weekend, late-night hosts dedicated their Monday night monologues to urge Congress to do more in making changes to gun laws.

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00:00This was a heartbreaking weekend of unspeakable tragedy and yet one that disturbingly feels all too familiar.

00:07Following two deadly mass shootings that took place in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio in the span of 24 hours over the weekend,

00:14late night hosts dedicated their Monday night monologues to the issue of gun control,

00:18specifically urging Congress to do more in making changes to gun laws.

00:22On late night, Seth Meyers described the past weekend's tragedy as heartbreaking

00:26and a moment that demands moral clarity and urgency from our political leaders.

00:30Meyers pointed out that Republican leaders seem to dodge questions from the media related to shootings or gun laws

00:36and treat the shootings as an unsolvable problem,

00:38even though there's a direct correlation between the number of guns in this country

00:42and the number of gun-related deaths in the U.S.

00:45Let me just say as a general rule, when you're spending all of your time dodging questions from journalists or reporters,

00:51that usually means you're on the wrong side of history.

00:53The host also fired back at House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy,

00:57who mentioned that video games can be the trigger for shootings,

01:00because that makes the most logical sense.

01:02You do know that other countries have video games too, right?

01:06Japan has a huge gaming culture and very few gun deaths.

01:09If video games were so influential, they should make one about Congress called

01:13Do Something.

01:14Meyers closed out his segment, urging Congress to make a difference.

01:18As for our political leaders, the ones who are supposed to be protecting us,

01:23all we say is they need to get their s**t together.

01:26There's been a closer look.

01:28Over on The Daily Show, Trevor Noah also pointed out the importance of improved gun laws and safety measures.

01:33You're not saying get rid of guns.

01:35You're saying try to minimize the chances of this happening.

01:38Try to make it as hard as possible for people to own a gun,

01:41because you only want people who are willing to work hard to own a gun to own a gun.

01:45The host also argued back at those who criticized him, saying he doesn't care about the Second Amendment.

01:50Yes, but the Second Amendment fundamentally, fundamentally, if you think about it,

01:55is about protecting human beings.

01:57That's what it was written. It was about protecting human beings.

02:00Meanwhile, on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the host also shared his sentiments on the horrible, senseless tragedies

02:05and the failures of our congressional leaders.

02:07And both parties say, they say one thing, that we're too divided.

02:10Well, here's something we can agree on.

02:13Too many people are being shot with high-powered weapons.

02:16I think we agree on that.

02:19Kimmel points out that according to a poll, 97% of gun owners support universal background checks

02:24and then called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,

02:27who won't allow the Senate to vote on a bipartisan bill that would require background checks.

02:32That he needs to drag his bony gray ass back into work to vote on these bills.

02:36Let's start with that thing that we all agree on.

02:39Late-night hosts also went after Trump, who once again blamed the media for all the built-up rage

02:44this country has been suffering.

02:45Following media coverage from the weekend's devastating events, Trump tweeted,

02:48Kimmel fired back at Trump and Republican leaders' assertion that fake news and video games were to blame.

03:08Video games have not been linked to gun violence, but you know what is linked to gun violence?

03:14Guns are linked to gun violence.

03:16The problem isn't fake news.

03:18It's real guns.

03:20And over at The Late Show, Stephen Colbert also fired back at the Republican congressional leaders,

03:24specifically McConnell, or as he puts it, the centerfold of Corruption Monthly,

03:28who he emphasizes receives a large sum in NRA contributions.

03:32You can't put a price on human life, but it doesn't stop Mitch from trying.

03:35The late-night hosts continue to argue that the underlying problem with these shootings

03:40is the racism existing in the country and being fueled by the president.

03:44It's all well and good.

03:45It's all well and good to offer thoughts and prayers, but sometimes you want shouts and swears.

03:50For more late-night updates, head over to THR.com.

03:52For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

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