Anthony Borges, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who was shot five times while trying to keep the shooter from getting into his classroom, is suing the school and county for not keeping him safe:

“The failure of Broward County Public Schools, and of the principal and school resource officer to adequately protect students, and in particular our client, from life-threatening harm were unreasonable, callous and negligent,” attorney Alex Arreaza says in the letter. “Such action or inaction led to the personal injuries sustained by my client.” The notice of "intent to file claim" was sent to the county, Sheriff Scott Israel, Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie and the state financial risk management division.

Borges faces a long recovery with huge medical bills, and it’s somewhere between very difficult and impossible to sue a gun manufacturer, as Sandy Hook families have attempted to do. So while the gun manufacturer, the National Rifle Association, and the politicians—like Florida’s own Sen. Marco Rubio—who block meaningful gun safety legislation are far more responsible for Borges’ situation than the school, he’s not going to get what he needs from them: money to keep his family out of medical bankruptcy. And that is just one more of the twisted, terrible realities of U.S. gun laws.