I am iffy on this one. The law is stupid, but if it is not in place then I fear seeing baby red ears in cups for sale at Walmart...

I do think that there should be a BAN on the sale of red eared sliders, they are the most invasive species of turtle in the world. They also make horrible pets because of tehir size. So cute as babies and then grow up into a huge turtle that nobody wants. I volunteer for a local turtle rescue and every day we get calls and emails just like "I bought this red ear as a baby but now it has gotten too big and we can't afford to keep buying bigger tanks." Those are just the people who contact the rescue...