This IS a wonderful idea.



Unfortunately it's been tried before and nobody has ever been able to get it to stick for lengthy periods of time. It's basically a national herp society. There was the NRAAC, then NAROA (I think) But they have sorta dissapeared.



As far as the NRA, this a little different, there isn't a constitutional right to own reptiles. And the AMA is basically a club, relying on promotional items in exchange for dues, and gatherings. They aren't really fighting anything either.



I can see no way of a plan such as this to succeed, unless of course you were to find attornies in each state that would donate their time to fight causes locally.



The ideal way to organize something like this is on a state level. Get a state wide herp society, have gatherings, discussions, an attorny, and of course funding, then ban together with a similar society in another state to make the voice louder. Nationally it's just too difficult to organize.



Start small and work from there.



Thanks

Todd Evans

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