That was my point!!!Even if the shotgun did go off when dropped, you could easily argue that it was negligent for it to even be loaded.
It was also negligent to pick up any gun and not verify it was unloaded prior to handling it. There is a reason they are referred to as ND's and not AD's. I actually had an AD one time when I was at the range and had the gun pointed down range and it went off (by my pulling the go button) but my brain did not make that decision right then. That was an AD, because I did not 'command' the gun to be fired at that point.
Most all discharges are referred to as ND because there was negligence involved and not unloading before a gun show.
Some people are offended by the word negligence because it infers they did something wrong where as the word accidental is a nicer word because it does not place blame. This is the society we live in, where as people are not responsible for their actions, and we have changed our wording to make people feel better about themselves!!!
Another problem with this thread is in the title. Shooting at .... The title infers someone intended to shoot someone else at a gun show. It does not describe the story accurately. It should read, ND at a Wichita Falls gun show