James Corden Says Mass Shooting ‘Doesn’t Make Sense To Me’

James Corden had some honest words on “The Late Late Show” Tuesday night.

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19 children and 2 adults were killed in an elementary school shooting in Texas.

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He pointed out that there are no school shootings in the U.K., Australia, or Japan this year.

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However, there have been 27 school shootings in America in 2022.

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There have also already been 212 mass shooting in the first five months of the year alone.

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Corden does not believe things will change, adding, “Gun money will continue to get in the way of morality.”

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“Words of thoughts and prayers will come from our leaders, but I fear change never will,” he added.

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“I hold out hope that this country will eventually wake up and change this senseless gun culture,” he continued.

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He concluded, “My heart simply goes out to every single person in Texas tonight.”

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