This heartbreaking third school shooting in months — reportedly using a 9mm kept by a Department of Education employee despite being locked away — exposes the deadly gap between laws and enforcement, the glamorization of violence online, and chronic underinvestment in mental-health and school safety, and should spur urgent progressive action: strict gun control and mandatory safe‑storage enforcement, accountability for negligent adults, stronger online moderation, and robust funding for counseling and school supports.