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Bad owner and bad person aren't the same thing. I think that's what you are resisting.
The problem I have with the "no bad dogs, only bad owners" thesis is most owners ARE "bad" with their dogs, at least in my experience. They don't train them, walk them infrequently, ignore them, don't have the first clue how to establish dominance, or when they fail how to remedy it, etc. So the "bad owners" are more or less normal people and normal owners who are otherwise likely responsible people.
And the problem with pit bulls and the like is they require much more skill and consistent effort than most dogs, and if the owner fails (as most do), their failure with dangerous breeds put me and my dogs at serious risk of death or injury.
So IMO it's entirely appropriate for a community to 1) limit ownership of some breeds (license them or otherwise require some evidence prospective owners are capable of handling them) or 2) alternatively to ban them as pets. Responsible breeders would ALWAYS do the first step, and I don't see why a community's standards should be less than a responsible breeder.