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But poodles aren't near as LIKELY to kill as a pit bull. Not because they are naturally mean but because IF they do go postal they are, by design, very dangerous.

This is a very emotional subject am I'm just looking at it as a layman. And after all the law was passed by layman. My logic may not be right but it is how most people view the subject.

Honestly I don't understand why this is such a hard concept to comprehend. There is a reason why a truck driver requires a special license. Even if the driver is very good the potential to do serious damage is much higher, because of the design of the truck not the driver, so they are treated differently. Is that also racist? No, its common sense.

Let me try and explain my "logic."

Would there be a problem if I were to keep my pet great white shark in a fence in area of the public beach? I could argue the fact that I raised it as a pup and it wouldn't hurt a flea and that my neighbor has gold fish and no one is complaining. I could also say its not the fish, but the owners.

I had a Corgey that I used to believe wouldn't hurt a fly. She was great with kids and the most well behaved and good manured dog I've ever seen. A neighbor friend used to come over all the time and my dog would treat him like family. One day he grabbed on to me just messing around and my dog went postal on him in a split second. Had my dog been a pit bull I have no doubt he would have been seriously injured.

I agree the biggest part of the problem is stupid owners, but you can't make a law to keep stupid people from owning them.

Years ago it was not against the law to carry a gun. Stupid people owning guns made it necessary to outlaw carrying them. Now we have a law that somewhat keeps stupid people from carrying guns. We now also have a law to help keep stupid people from owning pit bulls.

Obviously a gun is only as dangerous as its owner but the type(breed) of gun makes a big difference in its potential to kill.