Obviously we are not going to agree, but once again, a dog can get loose and a dog can act on its own. A gun cannot. Two totally different things. A dog can suddenly attack without warning, and pit bulls have the worst record on that.
"152 accidents from 2014 to 2016 in which children under age 12 either killed themselves or were mistakenly shot and killed by another child."
If you can not control your dog, either don't get one or it will be taken from you.
If you can not control your gun either don't get one or it will be taken away from you.