AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — With November right around the corner, Aurora pit bull advocates are heading out into the community to discuss a bill that would lift a ban on the breed.
A ban on pit bulls was imposed almost 20 years ago. Then, in 2014, voters in Aurora decided to retain it. In 2021, the City Council voted to have it removed. However, a citizen came forward later with a lawsuit saying that a decision like this should be left up to the voters and a judge agreed, so it was reinstated earlier this year.
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“Now that this is back into place, people who own pit bulls are automatically criminally liable because of the wording of the bill,” said Bryon Taylor, volunteer for End Aurora Breed-Specific Legislation (BSL).
End Aurora BSL hosted a community event to help inform Aurora voters about what a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ vote means.
“A ‘Yes’ vote means that dangerous dog legislation is going to apply to all breeds no matter what kind of breed there are. It means that they’re only going to be deemed dangerous after an incident occurs,” Taylor said.