your [sic] comparing negligence...
We're all human beings, Lohman. Some of us even use "your" when we meant "you're". Mistakes can happen, if you're human.
Why have a drop safety on your gun, since only "negligent" persons drop their guns, right?
The standard dictum of safety systems today is to take a layered, multi-step approach: instead of just requiring one mistake to result in a disaster, let's make it two mistakes, or three, or four in a row that have to happen for a disaster to occur.
We've done that in firearms safety for a very long time. If you think about it, the rule, "Never let your muzzle cover anything you're not wiling to destroy"/"Always keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction," covers it all--follow that rule, and no unintentional discharge can ever lead to injury or death. And yet, we're not satisfied with that rule: we add between 3 (Cooper) and 11 (NRA) additional rules.
Until humans stop making mistakes--and especially stop making them in the distress of a life-and-death emergency situation--having more rules than one is good. And yes, there is typically a balance between safety precautions and the ability to have the gun immediately available for emergency use.
Where that balance should rest is for the individual to decide, since he or she is the one who'll live with that decision. Or die with it.
So I'm glad some guns have manual safeties; and some have magazine-disconnect safeties; and some guns have 8-lb triggers. That way each user can decide what works best for him/her, giving the best balance of safety and readiness.
Edit: Lohman has edited his post, removing the phrase I quoted. Still, I'll let the "response" I typed stand. And add:
This "need" towards elitism in the gun community...
If you mean the "need" to tell others the "right" way to do things, I understand and share your concern.
Still, such recommendations come from a good place: from a desire to see gun-owners and their families remain safe.