If Michigan State Rep. Timothy Bledsoe of Gross Point has his way, people living in Michigan will not be allowed to have pit bulls as pets. He introduced a bill this week that would ban the dogs but most people think it is a bad idea.

It’s House Bill No. 4714 and if passed, it would eventually ban pit bull ownership in the entire state.

There's how it would work when the law goes into effect:

             -One year after all breeding of pit bulls is forbidden.

             -Within four years owners must have them sterilized.

             -After 10 years, pit bull dogs will be completely banned.

Supporters of the bill say pit bulls are dangerous animals and full of aggression but others argue you can't place judgment on an entire breed.

Experts say bad pit bull behavior is simply a result of mistreatment by the animal's owner.

Director of Cherryland Humane Society Mike Cherry says, "It depends on how they are breed and sometimes they can pick up a little aggression but the pit bulls we see at Cherry Land Humane Society are really great pets.”

Kyle Brakeman lives with two pit bulls and says,” They get bad stereotypes from movies and a lot of people train them as guard dogs but pit bulls are nice, sweet, as happy and loving as any other dog you can have."

The bill would apply to American pit bull terriers, American Staffordshire bull terriers, Staffordshire bull terriers or dogs with characteristics of those breeds.

Violators would face misdemeanors punishable by up to 93 days in jail.