That may be the biggest threat at the moment at the federal level, but don't think for a second that restrictions aren't being introduced all the time on the state a municipal level. The groups who introduce this legislation (HSUS, etc) can only use this sort of thing as fodder to push their agenda and confirm to the public that reptile owners across the nation are reckless and behave similarly to this individual.
The same way certain groups push for more strict gun control every time there is some sort of tragedy involving firearms.
If things worked as simply as you think they do, I'd have no problem with these people eliminating themselves from the gene pool. But knowing the fact that it could very well effect responsible keepers everywhere, it's extremely disturbing.