Gun Control & RKBA

Instead of a drop-fire let's consider a hypothetical based on this true story:

HAYDEN, Idaho — A mom shopping at a Walmart store died Tuesday after her toddler, who was left in a shopping cart, reached into her purse and accidentally discharged her handgun, authorities said.

Veronica J. Rutledge, 29, of Blackfoot, Idaho, had gone to the store in this Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, suburb with four children in tow at mid-morning.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/30/woman-shot-with-own-gun/21062089/

Now let's alter it just a bit. The child reaches into the purse or takes Daddy's gun from his holster and fires the gun injuring or killing a clerk or unrelated shopper. The victim(s) or family should be due compensation which will not make up for the tragedy but is necessary non-the-less. The parent should be jailed for negligence but the insurance required to pay up.

All shoppers and employees traumatized by an unnecessary discharge of a firearm in a public space should be compensated as well. Owning and carrying a firearm in public gives great authority, with authority should come responsibility in equal measure.

With OC types carrying long guns the drop-fire is more probable since many if not most long guns are not equipped with "drop-safety" or "firing pin block" to prevent such a discharge.