[elkfersupper]

You do agree that your state may regulate the conditions under which you may use your weapon for self defense?

No. Only I can make that decision.

[robertpaulsen]

"No. Only I can make that decision."

So if you have a pit bull for self defense, YOU are the one who decides when to use the dog for self defense, not your state?

Then why did this guy get 8 years in prison? Are you saying he should have been found not guilty?