That is the trick...you don't register fire arms, you register guns. Like when you register your car, it becomes a motor vehicle (vehicle) which they can now regulate your travel through. It is a lexical artifice and nothing more. You do not register any firearm - ever...nor your car (but you have to purchase it brand new...no lease...and demand your Manufacturer' Certificate of Origin
- true bill of sale and proof of ownership - that the dealership, in bed with the State DMVs tricks you into "voluntarily" surrendering.)