Why legislate pit bulls

Statement from Pit Bull Rescue Central
“It is a FACT that our pit bulls, AmStaffs and pit mixes come with a built-in fighting heritage. It doesn’t matter where we get them from, whether it be the pound, a stray we pick up, or a puppy we buy from a breeder. The majority of pit bulls will, at some point in their lives, exhibit some degree of dog-on-dog aggression. This type of animal aggression is completely separate from human-aggression; a well-socialized pit bull is very good-natured with people. Yet, chances are that a “normal” pit bull will not share his affection with other animals. We cannot predict when or where it will happen and we can’t love, train or socialize it out of the dog.”
http://www.pbrc.net/misc/PBRC_dogpark.pdf

Statement from Sudden, Random, Unprovoked and Violent
“But by far and away the aggressive behavior most often involved in fatal and disfiguring dog attacks in the U.S. and Canada today is the characteristic behavior of molosser breeds, associated with hair-trigger reactivity to stimulus and the capability of doing catastrophic harm in a first-ever biting incident.”
http://sruv-pitbulls.blogspot.ca/2015/08/a-pit-bull-advocates-interview-with.html

Barbara Kay: The Personal is Political
“Public policy is not about “you” or “me” or anyone in particular. It is about risk assessment. There are many people who smoke all their lives and never get lung cancer. That does not mean that smoking is safe. Pit bulls present an elevated risk to other animals and to humans. That is settled fact.”
http://www.animals24-7.org/2014/09/14/pit-bulls-the-personal-is-political/