>>Put aside your hatred for the dogs a moment and address the responsibility of the adults in these situations. Please.<<
That was my point, sans spell-check error.
Having a dangerous weapon with no safety catch which is constantly targeted at all living things around it is criminal negligence and, should it go off, said adult should be prosecuted as manslaughter in the least.
And said “adult” should be condemned to hell when the attack occurs (like a motorcycle, it isn’t “if” it is “when”) and a child suffers or dies.