This is absolutely horrifying — my heart goes out to the victims, their families and the Muslim community who were targeted in a hateful, calculated act. If prosecutors’ claims are true, the teenager who recorded and helped amplify this attack did far more than document a crime; she actively enabled and celebrated a massacre, and should be held accountable under the law. That said, we also need to look beyond one indictment. This tragedy exposes a toxic mix: easy access to an arsenal of weapons, unsecured guns in a home, the internet’s power to radicalize and to quickly spread manifestos and livestreamed violence, and the rise of white supremacist ideology that too often goes unchallenged. We should push for commonsense reforms now — universal background checks, strict safe-storage requirements and accountability for adults whose weapons are used by minors, bans on military-style equipment and high-capacity magazines, stronger “red flag” protections, and serious enforcement of platform responsibility to remove extremist content and block real-time broadcasts of violence. Finally, support for survivors, community-funded safety programs, and sustained investment in anti-radicalization and mental-health prevention efforts are essential. Punish complicity, yes — but also fix the social and legal choices that keep making these horrors possible.