[Tax-chick]

A dog just did not get up one day, decide to break the fence, and kill an old lady, or child or cat or other dog.

I agree that the owners are responsible, but comparing the dog ... which is independently mobile ... to a gun just does not work.

It would make more sense to compare the dog to a human being, perhaps a child with psychological problems, who does serious harm to others.

[ThinkingBuddha]

The dog was ALWAYS going to kill someone or something; it was just a matter of when, not if. Unlike a child, a dog with issues that cant be corrected, CAN be put down. The owner was totally in control of the outcome.

It does work to make that comparison. Owning both a powerful dog breed and a gun comes with great responsibility. You should know to handle them, or should not be owning them. In both cases the owner IS in control of the outcome.