A. We, as locksmith professionals, must get involved in regulating our own profession. As the leader of the industry, ALOA wants to make sure that when, licensing of locksmiths happens in each and every state, our industry should be regulated by locksmiths--not electricians, or law enforcement, or auto mechanics, or electronic security, or burglar alarm interests. ALOA's Board of Directors therefore has passed a resolution that calls on the organization to become more proactive in state licensing and regulation of the locksmith industry.