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19. I oppose any form of registration because of some of the recent comments by those on your side ...

many of whom had advocated banning and confiscating all firearms.

Senator Dianne Feinstein's newly purposed assault weapons ban suggests banning semi-auto pistols with magazines that would hold more than 10 rounds. The normal sized magazine for my Colt 1911 .45acp pistol is 7 rounds but I can buy aftermarket magazines that hold up to 15 rounds.

Here's Why Dianne Feinstein's Assault Weapons Ban Might Actually Work Dec. 28, 2012, 11:53 AM

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In response to criticism over the arguably flawed semiautomatic weapons law, Feinstein is introducing what The New York Times called in an editorial today "a tougher assault weapons ban."

Here are some key ways Feinstein says her ban would be tougher than the old one:

While the old law banned 18 specific types of weapons by name, Feinstein's law would ban 120 specifically-named firearms.
Unlike the old law, Feinstein's proposal would ban semiautomatic weapons and handguns with fixed magazines that can accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition, effectively making it tougher for gunmen to shoot at large groups of people quickly....emphasis added
http://www.businessinsider.com/dianne-feinsteins-assault-weapons-ban-2012-12

I have no problem with the government knowing that I own firearms as I have a concealed weapons permit.

I have a major problem with the government knowing exactly what firearms I own as that data might be used if ever a law were to pass that allows banning and confiscation. Admittedly the chances of such a law passing are slim at the best.

Firearm registration is illegal in my state of Florida for the following excellent reasons:

2011 Florida Statutes

790.335?Prohibition of registration of firearms; electronic records.—
(1)?LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—
(a)?The Legislature finds and declares that:
1.?The right of individuals to keep and bear arms is guaranteed under both the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and s. 8, Art. I of the State Constitution.
2.?A list, record, or registry of legally owned firearms or law-abiding firearm owners is not a law enforcement tool and can become an instrument for profiling, harassing, or abusing law-abiding citizens based on their choice to own a firearm and exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed under the United States Constitution. Further, such a list, record, or registry has the potential to fall into the wrong hands and become a shopping list for thieves.
3.?A list, record, or registry of legally owned firearms or law-abiding firearm owners is not a tool for fighting terrorism, but rather is an instrument that can be used as a means to profile innocent citizens and to harass and abuse American citizens based solely on their choice to own firearms and exercise their Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed under the United States Constitution.
4.?Law-abiding firearm owners whose names have been illegally recorded in a list, record, or registry are entitled to redress.
http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2011/790.335

Unlike many gun owners I feel that laws concerning the concealed carry of weapons is best kept at the state level. Allowing the federal government to regulate concealed carry law could possibly lead to extremely high fees or draconian requirements that could limit concealed carry to the rich and those with the time to take long courses.