I've been reading your journal for a little while, but only now do I comment, heh. I live in Colorado, which obviously has different ideas about both pit bulls and guns (for example, the "Make My Day" law). I also used to work in a humane society for one of the few towns that still allows pit bulls.
I always felt horrible for the dogs we would get from Denver, which were more often than not unneutered, unregistered, and unsocialized. A lot of them had to be put down as unadoptable. To make matters worse, the standards for "adoptable" pit bulls were much higher than for other dog breeds, simply because of the public's perception of them. The pit bulls put up for adoption had to be exceptional.
I love the breed, I think they're among the best friends a person can have, although I don't have any dogs myself. Breed bans make me furious, and I'm glad I can live in a county where the majority of people fight to keep out that kind of legislation.