Then let’s ban guns because an irresponsible owner leaves a gun laying around and child picks it up and kills himself or another child.
In this particular case, the dog was probably euthanized, was the owner punished?? We don’t know but I doubt it, if a child shot himself or another person because an owner left a guy lying around, the owner would be rightfully punished, why don’t we know if the dog owner was punished.
When you say a dangerous animal and completely unprovoked, those things can’t possibly be known unless you were there.
My experience is, if you are irresponsible with dogs, you are irresponsible with children.
When I speak of the cases where the dog was completely unprovoked, I am just quoting the people involved. I’m thinking more of the cases where the pet has been gentle and kind with the children, and for no reason turned on them. I’m trusting the parent is telling the truth.
A dog is a living thing. A gun is not. Some negligence is required for a child to kill with a gun. We can’t ban cars because of careless people leaving keys in the car, or other mishaps with children. A gun is in the same category.
Banning a dangerous breed of dog will hurt nobody. A dog that is known to snap. Not having this dog available does not make a darned bit of difference. There’s lots of dogs. I realize we will never eliminate all dog attacks, but the pit bull is notorious for this and they’re so strong, they often cannot be stopped.
What if someone wanted a nice lion for a pet? A nice bear? Tiger? There’s a reason dangerous animals are not allowed, especially in more populated areas. AFAIC, pit bulls should be on the list. Best we just agree to disagree.