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In reply to the discussion: I'm for gun control and pit bull control. [View all]doggie breath
(30 posts)89. Just like every news story about a shooting...
is an AK47 (or now AR15).
It's funny how every vicious dog is a "Pit Bull", unless they are black and white, in which case they are a "Border Collie".
We work with an all breed rescue and have re-homed about 100 dogs in the last year that were all or mostly Staffordshire Terriers and have yet to have one returned because it has been vicious or bitten someone.
Of course local animal control broke up a dog fighting ring and confiscated over 30 that "all had to be put down because they were trained killers" and made this insightful decision within 24 hours of the dogs arrival.
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dogs.
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I dont' want to live with guns all around me, and people telling me I need one to keep myself
boston bean
May 2013
#3
And further, NO defender of pits has or ever would make the argument this person claimed.
PeaceNikki
May 2013
#7
"Next thing you'll hear from pit bull owners, is that we all need one to keep ourselves safe...
PeaceNikki
May 2013
#11
Unless you've actually heard that argument made, it's bullshit hyperbole. Not "flair".
PeaceNikki
May 2013
#15
Yes, because it is know that men with mustaches and red tshirts are known attackers....
blueamy66
May 2013
#70
And a gun can't be trained. How safe it is depends on the individual who's carrying it.
baldguy
May 2013
#31
If, god forbid, my Pit Bull ever fell into the hands of an irresponsible human, she would suffer.
baldguy
May 2013
#50
You're contradicting yourself & now you're trying to squirm out from under the pile of shit you left
baldguy
May 2013
#115
If they require special training & socialization, why shouldn't they be more tightly regulated?
Orrex
May 2013
#37
All dogs need proper training & socialization. You're the one singling out Pit Bulls.
baldguy
May 2013
#54
We are in agreement then. Dog owners should be responsible for the actions their dogs.
baldguy
May 2013
#66
There's acually a place taht does study these - the National Canine Research Council.
baldguy
May 2013
#81
So you support the little bastard daschshund who demolished my kale last week?
Scootaloo
May 2013
#93
I think many problems around guns and hyper-aggresive dogs can be traced back to similar stuff
Warren DeMontague
May 2013
#116