When I read these articles I always double check the resource, read the source of information.
I found a CDC article on their site, "Dog-Bite–Related Fatalities — United States, 1995–1996" (
ftp://ftp.cdc.gov/pub/Publications/mmwr/wk/mm4621.pdf) and while this reporter uses it to justify breed Banning the article says that animal control targetting specific breeds may not be the answer (p.466)
If I were to write in I would point out how the author has misrepresented the study and based her article on anecdotal evidence.
I realise that this is an opinion piece and this woman is certainly entitled to hers however, the fact that she could not find a study that wholly supports breed bans says a lot...