Excellent post CYJ. Those points highlighted above are sadly very true.
While I enjoy the history of these dogs and reading the old magazines, it is used against the breed. And then you have the public who really does not have a clue and all they hear is the brainwashing of the HSUS and the media.
I used to hear comments about my old 50 pound bitch... "she is too small to be a real pit bull! Pit bulls are 80 or 90 pounds..." and I felt she was too big, LOL.
All my dogs have been listed as "terrier mixes" on the vet records as I do not trust BSL and where else will they start to look for "pit bulls" but in vet records and dog licenses.
Sad times these days for the bulldogs... far better the breed was unknown except in certain circles.
And drugs, guns and bulldogs do not mix. The dogs pay the price for the owners' greed and stupidity...