Quote Originally Posted by Ajani
That's always been the problem with Dogs and Guns... Too often it's the psychos who want to own a stockpile of guns or a dozen pitbulls...
I completely agree. Only it doesn't take a stockpile of guns or pack of dogs...it only takes one. We can talk about qualifying the dogs and making the owners purchase from registered breeders and force them into training programs, but all this does is create an underground market for these types of dogs.

A responsible person is going to purchase a dog and train it anyhow. They aren't going to let aggressive dogs run off-leash where they can hurt other dogs and people. It's the irresponsible people who are going to purchase aggressive dogs, not train them, and put them in precarious situations. If they don't want to go to a breeder or go through training, they're going to find a dog through illegal means. The problem is, if I see someone walking a pitbull (or other similar breed), I don't know if it's been gained through the proper course and been through the proper training. It is only after it attacks my dog or child, that I can know if the dog is dangerous.

That's why I think that a full ban is the best solution for this problem. I don't think that it's a fair solution. I don't. But I don't think that the alternatives mentioned here are viable, IMO.