Your Right to Own a Chimp

The compelling news story of the week is the tragic and violent chimp attack upon a family friend.
Not even waiting for the fur to settle, news headlines are already calling to ban chimp ownership and report those that do so illegally. What a crazy over-reaction in my opinion!!!
Honestly, I'm not really pro pet chimps, mostly because it fuels the exotic pet trade--and these animals could be pulled from the wild. But if you happen upon a wild animal in some other, more ethical, manner--why is everyone so up in arms about your right to keep it? Especially by using the "safety" argument? Certainly, it appears the chimp could have attacked a neighborhood child or unsuspecting jogger--and this is a good point. But what about all the other things that you may have at home that could harm the neighbors??
This is the slippery slope. So many folks own guns, and it's no secret that kids (and drunken adults) find guns and commit accidental shootings. I just read too, that a home swimming pool is actually more risky than some may think. And what about the family dog, or say you own a scorpion???
So that's all I'm saying, that you can't have groups defending your rights to own some dangerous things, but ban the right to own others. It just doesn't make sense.