Posted on 07/20/2005 3:56:48 PM PDT by Redcitizen
They'll just pick a new breed to train.
Dog registration leads to confiscation.
No, guns don't decide on their own to eat human children. Click keyword "DOGOFPEACE" above if you are under the illusion that pit bulls are compatible with a civilized society.
When assault dogs are outlawed, only outlaws will have assault dogs. Do you see any parallels to gun laws?
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There is ONE difference. Guns must have a person pulling the trigger...pit bulls do not. We have seen the horrors of this too many times.
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Wacky Denverites and their wacky home-rule.
City Councilman Charlie Brown said that in his judgment, "kite trees are trained to attack. They're bred to do that."
My Glock's never bit anyone. It doesn't even bark.
I've known just as many people attacked by German shepherds as pit bulls, but nobody has every suggested banning German shepherds.
As an earlier poster said, the thug culture that celebrates pit bulls for their violent tendencies will just find some other dog to train--probably Rottweilers.
My pregnant wife and I sustained a pit bull attack 18 years ago from which we still carry scars. While I don't in general support targeted bans such as this, I can see the city's side.
You mean when the pitbull gets loose and steals the life of a two year old? I agree, it is strong arm theft..
Interesting that they are arresting pit bulls in Denver but allowing illegal aliens to roam free and they are not even required to be on a leash. I recall that recently an illegal alien pulled the trigger on a cop and then fled to Mexico where he is still happily avoiding American justice. I bet if one went through the record one would find that lots more violence had been committed in Denver by illegal aliens then by pit bulls yet the city officials are expending lots of energy enforcing the law against pit bulls but won't lift a finger to protect the citizenry from that other vicious breed.
Why would anyone even WANT one with their record of attacks??
I knew someone would mention the children sooner or later.This law is a knee jerk reaction to a few well publicized cases. My point is that if you follow the logic of the law, we should ban cars,guns,snakes,etc since children are at risk of dying from these things.
Good point......deport all of both!
My reaction is well-considered. Yours is the jerked knee. Perhaps if you thought about it you might find a difference between an animal that has been bred to kill and an inanimate object that requires a human being to control it (and thus take responsibility for the consequences of its use).
In the case of snakes, that's a borderline situation. If we found that pet snakes were routinely attacking and killing human beings on their own motivation, then it would be appropriate to consider banning them as well.
That's a self-answering question. People want pit bulls to threaten their neighbors and compensate for unusally small genitalia.
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