The old yellow forms went into boxes to be kept for 7 years. You’ve got to be an idiot to think that a registry wouldn’t be created once they switched it to online. I too couldn’t care less if they know what I have. The fact is 99.999% of gun owners operate legally and responsibly and have little to fear. Firearms are founded on solid ground in our constitution. Making them illegal is unlikely. Confiscation even more unlikely and logistically difficult.
Don’t do dumb shit and you’ll be OK. Prevent others from doing dumb shit too. If that means a red flag law we may have to live with that compromise. While we can’t eliminate some potential people from doing dumb shit, our solid grounds will eventually be eroded. There’s a pile of people out there who have no use for firearms. They could rule if we keep thinking firearms are a free for all and try to prevent any small safeguard from going into place. Including a registry.