The problem is that some dogs (especially breeds I love) are more "dangerous" than others... An abused, psycho Chihuahua is not much of a threat to an adult human being, the same sadly, can't be said about a Rottweiler or German Shepherd... Yes, the real issue is the owners not being responsible, but how do you make them respsonsible?

So some places have opted to ban 'dangerous' breeds... IMO, the only real solution is to require that all breeds (or at least the 'dangerous' ones) must go to training and/or the owner has a license to own a dangerous breed... Yeah, I know a lot of persons would hate that, but it prevents banning of breeds and helps to restore public safety...