Southport Mass Shooting Exposes Failures in Veteran Mental Health and Public Safety

Last weekend's brutal shooting at the American Fish Company waterfront bar in Southport, North Carolina, resulted in the heartbreaking loss of three lives and left five others wounded. The victims—Joy Rogers of Southport, Solomon Banjo from Virginia, and Michael Durbin of Ohio —were merely enjoying an evening when a former Marine veteran turned assailant opened fire with a silenced AR-style rifle. How Did Our System Fail to Prevent This Tragedy? Nigel Edge, a decorated Marine sniper with combat injuries including traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), was arrested shortly after the attack. Authorities describe the assault as...