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RedyreRottweilers (Guest)
Tobacco related issues kill 435,000 people in the US every year. Over 350,000 die each year from poor diet and physical inactivity. Alcohol and drugs, both prescription and illicit, kill nearly another 150,000 each year. Around 40,000 are killed in automobile accidents yearly. Over 12,000 are killed each year by fire arm homicide.
In 2008, there were 23 recorded deaths from dog bite injury in the US.
These numbers are easily found with a google search.
Why don't these people focus their attentions where they are REALLY needed?
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Renee750il (Guest)
Because there's a great deal of money, power and influence behind those lobbies. The APBT, which is the wedge breed for BSL, has been overwhelmingly painted as belonging only to thugs, rednecks and ignorant, brutish sorts of people. It's an easy target.
BSL isn't about protecting anyone from dogs . . . it's about keeping people focused on something else while the real sh1t in government goes down. It's also a great local election issue . . . "we want to be in the government so we can help you."
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ACooper (Guest)
Biggest reason IMO?
MONEY. Most (or all) of those things you have listed have bucks behind them. Advocates with cash in hand to sway things in different directions.
If the Anti BSL people had cash to sway, it would never be an issue...........period. JMO
EDIT: I was posting with you Renee! LOL
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Bailey08 (Guest)
Money and lobbies and, well, BSL is viewed as a quite easy fix, as opposed to the rest of it.
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RedyreRottweilers (Guest)
So if they want to outlaw a breed of dog that kills less than 10 people per year in the US, why don't they want to outlaw guns, automobiles, alcohol, and cigarettes?
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smkie (Guest)
I think they use it to deflect away from the real issues. Kinda like pointing and saying OVER THERE so you don't see HERE.
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corgipower (Guest)
It's not the legislators that want to ban breeds. It's the ARists that wants to ban them. And the ARists have the voice. There aren't enough voices - and not enough organized voices opposing it.
The ARists are the minority, but they are well organized, they are very knowledgeable about the system, and they are the ones speaking up and being heard.
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corgipower (Guest)
Tobacco related issues kill 435,000 people in the US every year. Over 350,000 die each year from poor diet and physical inactivity. Alcohol and drugs, both prescription and illicit, kill nearly another 150,000 each year. Around 40,000 are killed in automobile accidents yearly. Over 12,000 are killed each year by fire arm homicide.
In 2008, there were 23 recorded deaths from dog bite injury in the US.
These numbers are easily found with a google search.
Why don't these people focus their attentions where they are REALLY needed?
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corgipower (Guest)
Because there's a great deal of money, power and influence behind those lobbies. The APBT, which is the wedge breed for BSL, has been overwhelmingly painted as belonging only to thugs, rednecks and ignorant, brutish sorts of people. It's an easy target.
BSL isn't about protecting anyone from dogs . . . it's about keeping people focused on something else while the real sh1t in government goes down. It's also a great local election issue . . . "we want to be in the government so we can help you."
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corgipower (Guest)
Biggest reason IMO?
MONEY. Most (or all) of those things you have listed have bucks behind them. Advocates with cash in hand to sway things in different directions.
If the Anti BSL people had cash to sway, it would never be an issue...........period. JMO
EDIT: I was posting with you Renee! LOL
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corgipower (Guest)
Money and lobbies and, well, BSL is viewed as a quite easy fix, as opposed to the rest of it.
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corgipower (Guest)
So if they want to outlaw a breed of dog that kills less than 10 people per year in the US, why don't they want to outlaw guns, automobiles, alcohol, and cigarettes?
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corgipower (Guest)
I think they use it to deflect away from the real issues. Kinda like pointing and saying OVER THERE so you don't see HERE.
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corgipower (Guest)
It's not the legislators that want to ban breeds. It's the ARists that wants to ban them. And the ARists have the voice. There aren't enough voices - and not enough organized voices opposing it.
The ARists are the minority, but they are well organized, they are very knowledgeable about the system, and they are the ones speaking up and being heard.
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