Kat, Chet, Hmmm this sounds like my stand a few gun thingies ago.By all means one should be held accountable for their actions. If you run someone down with your car, you should be held on a murder charge. It would be up to you to prove it was an accident.
"Gee officer I was late for my hair appointment, I just didn't see the motorcycle." This was the statment of a young lady that hit a friend of mine with her Chevy. She made an ILLEAGLE left turn in front of my friend. She didn't kill him, but he was in the hospital for a few weeks. Her fine, $250. She had no insurance.
Use a gun in a crime? Then forget parole, you then get to server all your time. No time off for anything.
Fadac