Former Marine Sniper’s Rampage Exposes Gaps in Mental Health and Gun Enforcement

In a grim reminder of the consequences when warning signs go unheeded, a former Marine sniper, Nigel Max Edge, unleashed deadly violence at a North Carolina river bar, killing three and wounding five. Behind this tragedy is a harrowing story of missed opportunities and systemic failure—one that should alarm every American who values national security, individual safety, and common-sense governance. Could This Tragedy Have Been Prevented? Edge’s descent into violence was not sudden. Those who knew him warned of his unstable mental condition long before the September shooting. His estranged friend Marc Simmons described Edge as mentally unstable, armed, and...