[Batpuff]

That's like saying someone shouldn't have been standing on a sidewalk when a car swerved off the road, hit them, and killed them.

I doubt everyone in the US cleans their gun alone

Well I might know a little bit about it since I was in Law Enforcement for 15 years. And its hard to get a conviction, almost impossible if the complaining witness refuses to press charges.

And yes I never cleaned my gun when someone was around, I always waited until I was alone and no one else there.