Pit bulls and guns, responsible choices

Egypt, great empire, mother civilization of the world as we know it, so many wondrous societies throughout time, known and as yet unknown, Greece, Rome, Japan a society which has been so much, capable of so much, Iran and Iraq the cradle of civilization, what is it today, even the U. S. A . A young upstart nation built upon equality, acceptance, and choice. What would someone who had lived through this all think? What conclusion would this anonymous walker through time think of what has happened in our world? Would he or she be proud of where we've gone and what we've become? Existing on an ever shrinking globe of greater connectivity where a message can travel around the world at the speed of light but few of us know our neighbors names. Lately I've been thinking about things like this, and in so wondering tried to understand what little I can myself. After the depth of the horrors of the holocaust were discovered we universally said never again, but it has, knowing human nature as poorly as I do, think it will probably happen again, what is it, those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it? Yet if the history is written by the victor, or what is not written, how can we avoid repeating mistakes, no matter how terrible? As long as power comes by standing on the shoulders of giants we will lack the fundamental wisdom of how and when to use that power. In martial arts you learn power, but that power is tempered with knowledge and wisdom, yet the great equalizer, the gun makes might right, with out the moral lessons incumbent on the buyer. Now that's not to imply all gun owners are irresponsible any more than to say someone without the knowledge and skill of handling certain breeds of dog shouldn't be held responsible instead of the animal. Most pit bulls, Rottweilers, and other breed ban dogs are not the problem. Responsible ownership choices make all the difference. So what am I trying to say? As long as we're on this world and belong to the social contract we need to educate ourselves, gain the knowledge and wisdom before we act, because in the end we all live on one planet, like it or lump it we are our brothers keeper, as well as our mothers, daughters, nieces, on and on. If in saying any of this of offended anyone, I can't say I'm sorry, it's just the way it is. Ps this was meant to be under another blog but I can't figure it out so here it is too, sorry if it duplicates.