 By the way, if you're a gun owner, you may be shocked to hear this, but if you don't have the right education, training for safety and otherwise, and self-defense liability insurance, you can end up in jail if, God forbid, you have to use your own gun for protection to save your life or your family's lives. Anyway, let me tell you the story about Lou Carter and his father. They were walking their leashed Labrador retriever when two pit bulls approached, one of which attacked and seized Carter's dog by the neck.