klaus: I did some reserach myself, and here is what I found:
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33 U.S. fatal dog attacks occurred in 2010. Despite being regulated in Military Housing areas and over 500 U.S. cities, pit bulls led these attacks accounting for 67% (22). Pit bulls make up approximately 5% of the total U.S. dog population.
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Source:
http://www.dogsbite.org/bite-fatalities-2010.htm
So - in 2010, 22 people were killed because of a pitbull bite. While I do believe that loss of life is very tragic, qualtifying the percentages with actual numbers kinda puts it into a better perspective.
Want to lower the loss of life? Go after drunk drivers and illegal guns.
- Z-man.