It was Hitler's regime starting in 1933 which took advantage of registration.  Eventually, any non-NAZI was considered a communist, and was prohibited from arms ownership.

It was enforced.

"It took about a month for the Nazi party to consolidate its power over the central government. On February 28, the Hitler regime persuaded President Paul von Hindenburg to issue an emergency decree, based on Article XLVIII of the Constitution (a provision passed by the Weimar republic), suspending constitutional guarantees and authorizing the Reich to seize executive power in any State which failed to take "the necessary measures for the restoration of law and order."

The official explanation was that evidence of "imminent Communist terrorism" was discovered in a search of the Karl Liebnecht House, Berlin's Communist headquarters,and that Communists were responsible for the Reichstag (German Parliament) fire of the night before. The decree was adopted after Hermann Göring, Minister without Portfolio and chief of the Prussian Interior Ministry, reported on the Reichstag fire and plans for Communist terror. It was claimed that, on the coming Sunday election day, the Communists intended to attack Nazi party members and "to disarm the police by force."

It is widely believed that the Nazis themselves set the Reichstag fire in order to justify the repressive measures which followed.

The decree authorized the government to suspend the constitutional guarantees of personal liberty, free expression of opinion, freedom of the press, and the rights to assemble and to form associations. Secrecy of postal and telephonic communication was suspended, and the government was authorized to conduct search and seizure operations of homes.

It provided that whoever commits the offenses defined in the Penal Code as "severe rioting" or "severe breach of publicpeace" by "using weapons or in conscious and intentional cooperation with an armed person . . . shall be sentenced to death or, if the offense was not previously punishable more severely, to the penitentiary for life or to the penitentiary for up to 15 years."

Since the terms "riot" and "breach of peace" could be applied to a protest march by political opponents, the mere keeping or bearing of a weapon might have become a capital offense"

The hype of the left, and those acting as mouthpieces for the left, would paint some of us mere protesters or those in Lansing yesterday as rioters, or some who would breach the peace.  Don't believe me? Take it from the horses mouth. The SPLC, a defacto public relations arm propaganda ministry of this administration's homeland security, makes the claim:

"Capping four years of explosive growth sparked by the election of America's first black president and anger over the economy, the number of conspiracy-minded antigovernment "Patriot" groups reached an all-time high of 1,360 in 2012, while the number of hard-core hate groups remained above 1,000. As President Obama enters his second term with an agenda of gun control and immigration reform, the rage on the right is likely to intensify."

Michigan patriots on the steps of the capitol yesterday are haters. Check.

But Michigan's patriots are not yet sold out by their own state government like some others however. New York has just offered reward money to those who wish to become 'der Berichterstatter" (the informer).

"Just in case you didn't have enough reasons to want to flip off New York these days, I give you the GUN SNITCH HOTLINE, everyone!

Yep.  New York state is now "offering $500 to people who snitch on gun owners." "

Too much? Eyes open folks.