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First off, the infographic you posted doesn't even spell the name of the propaganda site it cites properly (dogsbite[dot]org). Just because it's a .org doesn't grant it instant legitimacy. It's one woman (Colleen Lynn) with a vendetta. (You don't still believe the disproven and later retracted "study" about vaccines causing autism now, do you?)
Second, engage in some critical thinking. (I know, you weren't bred to do so - but it isn't your fault!). Do many people keep these several dog breeds for home and family protection, and do they similarly neglect and fail to train their dogs? To use your own irresponsible analogy where several breeds of dogs = guns, yes, many people own guns and don't follow proper safety practices with them. And we've also decided as a society that even with many undereducated people doing stupid things with guns that education is part of a larger solution. Please educate yourself further, unless you're just here to stir up trouble.
Wrong website, troll. Educate yourself further.
https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/dog-bite-statistics/
So far you've just called people trolls and kept posting the same link, it seems without even reading the comments you're responding to thoroughy.
The charity you've linked, world animal foundation seems to be a respectable charity. The problem; and what you're being critisized for; is the source of the statistic they use, which you keep quoting.
A quick google search shows that that statistic ( from dogsbite.org, as shown on your linked article) does not reflect actual results, as shown by studies from both the american dog breeders association and the national library of medicine.
Another article from world animal foundation paints a picture of pitbulls as not significantly more aggressive than other breeds if you ignore the statistics provided by dogsbite.org, which I hope at this is no longer considered a legitimate source [1, 2 ].
If you can list any sources not originally from dogsbite.org or quoting them, I'd be happy to read through those and reconsider my position.
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He’s just projecting that he’s the troll. He literally doesn’t want to hear about any nuance, and the extended list of other sources go straight over his head.
If the account isn’t a bot then they’re living a sad life
Congrats on being entirely useless to this conversation.