JayGalt wrote: “I have trouble understanding why not another breed, one with less of a tendency to violent attacks? Why with all the breeds available are there so many folks that believe their desire to have a pitbull type outweighs the risks to children and other people? Is it just “I want what I want”?”
Your statement could be easily rewritten: ‘Even though the right to bear arms is the second amendment to the Constitution, I have trouble understanding why not another type of rifle, one with less firepower? Why with all the rifles available are there so many folks that believe their desire to have an AR-15 type outweighs the risks to children and other people? Is it just “I want what I want”?’
It’s all the same argument, let the government decide what is too dangerous for you to own, all in the interest of the children, of course.
Stop and think for a minute. The arguments against pit bulls are the same as the arguments about AR-15s. The AR-15s certainly have the protection of the Constitution, but that doesn’t change the fact that you’re willing to let the government decide what you can own based upon their interpretation of how it looks. Do you honestly think those professional animal shelter workers will make honest determinations or will they be like a democrat senator deciding what guns to ban based upon her feelings looks too scary for what someone should be allowed to own?
I appreciate your honesty & courtesy.
I do not agree that there is a viable analogy between guns & the ability to own pit bull breeds in any community. I have explained why I reason the matter that way and you have a different belief.
The Government makes many such decisions, ie you can’t own a tiger, a venomous snake, a gorilla or an alligator in many/most communities. Do you feel these are unreasonable decisions by the local/State Governments? The State is in the business of balancing the rights of the individual and of the community.
None of us will agree with all the decisions. We are free to move to another community that represents us better. The rights guaranteed in the Constitution & it’s amendments are overriding and not subject to local or State modification. That is why such cases are taken to the Supreme Court.
Weak analogy.....’you’ control firing a gun......it’s not alive on it’s own.... A dog is and can be uncontrollable even to the best intended owners. Further you cannot control the neigborhood people in how they see your dog.