Gov. Gavin Newsom calls for constitutional amendment to curb gun access

[CTyankee]

42. I understand your argument and it makes sense. However, not all of our gun problems in society are

due to the weapons you describe.

My niece died from a single shot fired by a family member with a handgun he owned for "self defense."
He was up to that point a law abiding citizen. He kept a handgun loaded and in a nightstand drawer, for "protection" should a thief break in some night while he was asleep. On the day of my niece's murder he was upset because his wife was dying and did not have him in her will and he was drunk. It was a perfect storm: access, anger and alcohol.

As a result, my brother, already alcohol prone virtually drank himself to death. The victim's sister, overcome by guilt for not going with her that night to help her grandparents, changed her life plans and went into the ministry. Her mother, who was also shot, recovered from her wounds.

This happened in Texas.