I do not think all pit bulls are bad, but they do require special handling cause they are agresive.
You had better make sure it is damn well trained, never gets out on its own and you never unleash it when there is any chance of running into people who do not know dogs.
That said, 99% of pit owners are ultra melons that do not take care of them, these are the no fear wearing lifted 4X4 (that never goes off road) driving, Dog anyone who looks at them urban tough guy, or mexican/black gangbangers.
They are very common in the bay area.
I would never want to own one, the two I had that had SOME pit in them were enough.
A friend of mine had her 13 year old rot killed in their fenced backyard by one. It jumped 2, 6 foot fences.
The owner being a typical pitt avacado, didnt even offer to cover the vet bill. So I offer to let them borrow some guns, luckly her hubby has them and she knows how to use the shotgun. The cops they talked to said if it ever gets loose again even if it is NOT on your propertie, call 911 and then shoot it.
I know this girl and I know she will too.
I was taking my lab out for her morning ****, before work last month, and we are on the way back to my condo... I notice a Pitbull between us and my door.
My lab is a sweatheart and has never been around agressive dogs, but i have and I can tell this pit things my dogs excitment is agression cause it is focused on us.
I try and calmly go around the other way and the pit rapidly closes, but not all the way to I turn and face it will trying to get my back gate open...(****ing contractor wired it shut!!) Cause I wanted to get my dog someplace safe so if it attacked I could take care of it without having to deal with two dogs. Plan foiled byt the damn gate not opening.
I have a 4 inch blade kershaw Ken onion knife on me.. thats it. So I decide to get that ready, and then yell at the dog. He backs off,( I new this was a risk, but its all I had) enough I can get to the door, by the time we are there the bastard is running back.
By the time I get to the gun and back to the door it is gone.
Owner must have found it. I am not sure who owns it. next week I packed when I took the dog out.
Would I shed a tear if the bread was banned? Well not because I like them, but because its just another step towards the government taking rights away.