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boston bean

(36,949 posts) Sat May 18, 2013, 11:37 AM May 2013

Some people shouldn't own guns or pit bulls. [View all]

I think that is pretty evident from arguments made by gun enthusiasts and pit bull enthusiasts.

Both recognize this, yet they don't seem to want to minimize the access to either guns or pit bulls.

So, the question remains, what to do about it?

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Some people shouldn't own guns or pit bulls. [View all] boston bean May 2013 OP

Dogs are dogs, it's the owners who are the problem. Quantess May 2013 #1

Given the number of homes they are in, I don't believe that they tend to be irresponsible. PeaceNikki May 2013 #6

those are the ones zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #20

Exactly what I was saying! Quantess May 2013 #23

Take away the guns from criminals and, instead of letting them out after short sentences, AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #2

Help people manage them. nt rrneck May 2013 #3

Make sure each has one of the other. TheCowsCameHome May 2013 #4

I'm being semi-sarcastic here, but maybe some people shouldn't be allowed to have children. Gregorian May 2013 #5

For what it's worth (not much) I agree with you wholeheartedly. Quantess May 2013 #9

with certain limits I agree zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #21

Maybe we could start with registering/licensing all firearms and pit bulls. Zorra May 2013 #7

Liablity insurance is dirt cheap hack89 May 2013 #8

You have a lot of assumptions going on there, hack. nt Zorra May 2013 #12

No more than you have. hack89 May 2013 #16

Should all dogs need to be registered/licensed, or only 1 type? Again the comparison of "all" to a uppityperson May 2013 #15

Some people shouldn't have children or a car. Rex May 2013 #10

Or, droopy pants. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #11

Egads! NaturalHigh May 2013 #19

And pit bulls should definitely not own guns GiaGiovanni May 2013 #13

you think you're being funny but! zerosumgame0005 May 2013 #22

No! GiaGiovanni May 2013 #24

I find it interesting that you compare a whole group (guns) with a subset (pit bulls). uppityperson May 2013 #14

I don't think I've done that. boston bean May 2013 #17

That's not a good parallel. DirkGently May 2013 #18

Like me marions ghost May 2013 #25

Nobody should own guns! gopiscrap May 2013 #26