My 30 pound dog was attacked by three unleashed pit bulls

[MineralMan]

191. The thing about pit bull owners, especially the ones

who seem to take pleasure in letting their dogs run loose, is that they're often not the nicest guys on the block. Unless you are confident that they will not attack you for attacking their dogs, it's best to call the cops, rather than to take things into your own hands. The police don't like loose pit bulls, either. The only reason I went out to deal with that one was the three kids it was menacing. I consider that an emergency, and knew that their fathers would have my back if the owner decided to be an asshole about me clubbing his dog.

I would never go after a pit bull bare-handed, though. I'm going to have a substantial weapon in my hand. Baseball bats are good. The base of the skull is good. A good blow there will either knock the dog out or kill it. I'm indifferent to which happens in a menacing case.

Guns aren't good in situations where there are other people around. In fact, they're almost useless in that situation. A club is better. That baseball bat is at the corner next to my front door for that reason.