It’s a valid point that the irresponsible owners will tend towards those breeds. The same can be said, however, for an irresponsible gun owner. The 2nd amendment says “well maintained” which in the language of the day meant both properly equipped and properly trained. There is absolutely no doubt that founders would approve of a battle tank in private possession if that person were suitably and properly trained (e.g. a caretaker of a military museum). The idea that freedom should be limited based on some lowest common denominator of responsibility is an anathema to me. It’s not a leap at all to condition the public from scary dog breeds to scary gun breeds. That notion must be avoided.
Thanks for your comments. All very reasonable thoughts.
But I still think that all pit bulls should have all of their teeth pulled. ;-)
Well said. This type of hysteria is more typical of what I would expect to see on DU or DailyK, not on FreeRepublic.