BSL legal genocide

What are Breed Specific Legislations? They are an attempt to protect society from the mass marketed, media embellished dangers of a particular breed, which right now happens to be Pit Bulls.
Several years ago the push was to rid the planet of Dobermans and before that German Shepherds. What people are not aware of is that, connect to every BSL proposal are other dogs who the legislators and the their feeding groups feel should also go. That would cover any and all dogs with "Bull" in the name. Bulldogs, Bull Terriers, Bullmastiffs, French Bulldog, American Bulldog, English Bulldog and others, along with any dog which has any resemblance to a Pit Bull, which could cover many mixed breeds who have no lineage to Pit Bulls at all, but may have a head/body with a similar shape, size or color will be at the mercy of the unknowing and those legal allowed to guess what a dog may or may not be. Other dogs on the BSL hit list are: German Shepherds, Rottwielers, Doberman, and most of those termed protection type dogs.
The ironic part of these laws is, the dogs with the greatest amount of bite histories are not on these lists at all. Why is that? Probably because the general perception of these dogs is they are cute. No one would go for a BSL to rid owners of the right to own a cute and cuddly little dog, even if it is a biter or dogs used for most TV commercials.
Why do people feel BSL's re necessary?
The media has attempted to create a fear about this particular dog. To make it appear all Pit Bulls are horrible, man killers just looking for a chance to attack at any opportunity. Yet with the thousands of Pit Bulls who are well trained and good family pets, this media description is as far from the truth as possible. Pit Bulls are not bred to attack humans! When owners and fanciers of the breed have tried to get the media to cover Pit Bull activities to show the quality of the dog and that all are not as portrayed, the media will not cover these dogs events. Guess a good Pit Bull just doesn't sell!
What are the real issues?
In Denver, the BSL laws have created a mass eradication of the breed from the city limits. The Animal Control officers went into peoples homes and took their dogs away from them. It made no difference if the dogs had any prior history of bites of not. Shelter workers who were then forced to carry out the letter of the law, put down the confiscated Pit Bulls as they were required to do. Reports from the shelter worker was that 85% of the dogs they destroyed were good dogs and did not deserve what happened to them or their families.
So the laws are not designed to protect but to eradicate. Remove the problem by removing the dog. If the laws were changed to make owners more responsible for their dogs, there would be a dramatic decline and any dog related issues around the country. But since the government is afraid to have owners be responsible, they put the blame on the dogs. It is easier to get rid of an entire breed than loss of votes on owner expectations.
As with most things, it becomes the dog not the owner who is at fault.
The real issue is ownership, training and personal responsibility. Dogs will do what they are taught and in many cases not taught. 80% of what our dogs will become is directly related to the owners and what they have/haven't taught the dogs from day one.
The real issue is lack of common sense!
Will BSL keep society safe from dog bites? No! Once a breed is removed from the planet, which will become the next dog of choice? BSL's do not address the real issues, ownership and training.
Without making is possible or even necessary to properly train the dogs, any BSL will only become a band aid solutions with too much potential for leakage into other areas.
Look at what is going on! No dog is safe from BSL, no owner is safe from their breed being banned. Towns are making it more and more difficult to own dogs without fees, fines and laws being imposed on them. Owning a dog will soon become either too expensive or too cumbersome for people to even want a dog. So who wins? The only winners are the groups whose sole drive has been an attempt to rid the country of all dog ownership.
Freedom of dog ownership is quickly being eradicated. Forced controls, higher insurance rates, how you can train and with what training tools to meet the dogs needs are becoming the order of the day.
The real issue is, we will loss our rights to own dogs. The real issue is, dog ownership is a responsibility to train, maintain and control your dog. No law can replace common sense!