Yes it's sad! My #1 reason for carry is dogs, wild or not, in the nature preserve I care for. Our town has even passed a pit-bull ordinance because of the problem. Regular calls are heard on the scanner like .... "woman and children pinned in their cars by mean dog..." It's also sad that some dog owners will fight to the death for their dogs "right" to intimidate. I've seen that kind of protectionism around here.
Maybe we should have a "concealed dog license" that educates and trains the owners. Sounds like dogs were a major part of that "hiker shooting gond bad".

I see an out of control dog no less dangerous than someone waiving a pistol around with a random safety. Especially if small kids are present.


(disclaimer....not a dog hater here....but I can dicern between a nice dog and a mean dog!)