The thing is...if I take my gun pull the trigger and blow your kid's arm off I'm going to jail.
If a Pit Bull rips the kid's arm off, there may or may not be a criminal penalty for the owner. It depends on whether the dog lobby managed to get a "One Bite Free" law in place. Meaning that the owner is not criminally responsible until the dog has been proven to be vicious from previous attack. Even though we all know certain breeds like Pit Bulls are more dangerous than others, the owner skates if it is the first mauling.
Thanks for feigning to care about personal responsibility though.
Now... which breed has a worse mauling and death record than APBTs?