I am involved in organizing and sponsoring spay and neuter clinics in my state. I rescue dogs of all breeds. In my work as an animal trainer, I have recommended that an animal be put down. I just don't believe that banning a breed of dog based on the actions of a few makes much sense. I've lived long enough to understand that once it starts it won't stop at one breed. Germany can be used as an example. We disagree. That's life.
You know what? I don't care. A Rottweiler just tore up a female mail carrier last week in Fort Worth as she was making her rounds. Ripped her right leg to shreds, as he jumped on her from between two parked cars.
My Bichon Frises are not going to maim anybody, on the outside chance one of them were to go on a rampage. But a Rott, or Pit, or Chow, can do lots of damage with one big chomp.
There are some weird people who keep wild cats in neighborhoods. They let their children play with these cheetahs, or lions, or bobcats, or whatever. And they say they're perfectly domesticated. In fact, they say the same things a lot of pit owners say. Such people are stupid, and dangerous, and deserve to have their animals taken away from them.
If pit owners don't collectively decide to become more responsible, the general public, which is at risk from these beasts, will step in.
I'm not going to take any chances. I carry a .45 whenever I leave the house with my dogs or to take a walk, and I won't hesitate to use it.