>They have to be raised right and well socialized so as not to be a threat? Last I heard, a gun is an inanimate object that has to be directly operated by the owner.<
Guns kill people because of the owners’ behavior. Dogs kill people because of the owners’ behavior.
Pulling the trigger is a behavior. Not keeping a dog under control is a behavior. There are few truly feral dogs who are responsible for human deaths in this country. Even “stray” dogs have owners. The owners are either letting their dogs run loose or failing to keep them in escape-proof ways. They may have dumped the dogs, but it is the owners’ behavior that have put those dogs out on the street.
Then we have those owners who want their dog to attack other animals or other people. They select and train the dogs for maximum aggression and the ability to inflict damage. These people are in a class by themselves. It is because of their behavior that their dogs are a danger to society. These people need to be dealt with in no uncertain terms by society.
Guns are inanimate objects that have to be operated to pose a hazard. Dogs can act on their own. They are not the same, no matter how much anyone wants to excuse the the dog.
It is amazing how many ‘conservatives’ here
don’t have a clue about personal responsibilty.