[GranTorino]

I agree with some of what you said. What is the solution?
Banning the breed would not help. Law abiding citizens would be the only ones to follow the ban. The problem would only get worse. Consider the number of family's that would lose a pet.

[oldenuff2no]

The first step is making owners be responsible for their animals. Pass a law that makes it mandatory for a one million dollar liability policy to be in force for every pit bull anyone owns. No all will comply but as they are discovered the dogs need to be confiscated, destroyed, and the owners cited and fined.
When one of these dogs attacks and injures or kills a person or another animal the owner should be held accountable in the same manner he would be if he had used a deadly weapon in his own hand to commit the crime. These are dangerous animals and owners may chose to ignore this fact but they should be held accountable no matter what their attitude, ideas, or words. The attitude of I didn't know doesn't get it. These are the same people who have been defending these dogs. They know, they have been told. They just don't want to believe it. Too Bad. You own them you are accountable no matter what, when, or how.