And you're entitled to your opinions based on your experiences. You're not going to get any disagreement from me that there are irresponsible pit owners. There are also highly irresponsible chainsaw owners, pickup truck owners, and scissor owners.
I know the standard refutation is to say that a chainsaw, pickup or pair of scissors can't get out of the yard by itself, etc. which is a fair point, but I would still respond that some classes of property, by virtue of their potentially dangerous nature, require far more responsible ownership than others...pit bulls being one of them...and that when the owner is negligent or abusive in their use, they are potentially far mor destructive. Than doesn't mean we ban trucks because reckless truck drivers cause more damage or injuries than sedan drivers, or that we ban chainsaws because reckless chainsaw owners cause more damage or injury than blade saw owners.
You simply can't blame the dog and responsible owners because irresponsible, and in some case criminal owners have used them irresponsibly or criminally.
Above and beyond this if you look at the animal rights crowd, they have been licking their chops over breed specific legislation as a subterfuge to establish a precedent for the eventual illegalization of pets, and ultimately all domestic animals altogether. That's an agenda I'm not going to support regardless of how many tragic, heartbreaking stories are thrown in my face.
I stand and shout:
AMEN!
Dogs (and cats) are tools humans need to become civilized. Muslims don't have dogs -- they're "unclean."
I say, never trust a culture that don't like dogs.