[kanawa]

A Staffordshire Terrier is now a PITBULL? What am I missing?

Under Bill 132 which is up for third reading tomorrow and likely will be passed...

INTERPRETATION
(2) Section 1 of the Act is amended by adding thefollowing definitions:

“pit bull” includes,
(a) a pit bull terrier,
(b) a Staffordshire bull terrier,
(c) an American Staffordshire terrier,
(d) an American pit bull terrier,
(e) a member of a class of dogs that have an appear-ance and physical characteristics that are substan-tially similar to dogs referred to in any of clauses(a) to (d); (“pit-bull”)

[tet68]

(e) a member of a class of dogs that have an appear-ance and physical characteristics that are substan-tially similar to dogs referred to in any of clauses(a) to (d);

Aha, the dreaded "Assault" dog.

[lawdude]

"...a member of a class of dogs that have an appear-ance and physical characteristics that are substan-tially similar to dogs referred to in any of clauses(a) to (d); (“pit-bull”)"

We can't target an 18-35YO Arab male, bearded, screaming alla akbar, and brandishing an AK47 but we can stigmatize a member of a class of dogs that are substantially similar ...

Only in the US of A.