Couple of ??'s About 'Registration' of Firearms

[asmo]

JIn the link posted by OneGuy67 in his response, it looks like out-of-business records held at ATF are NOT stored in a database and the process to retrieve a record is onerous.

There will be quite a few people, at the FTC and CJIS, happy to hear that they don't have to go to work anymore.

[DHC]

There will be quite a few people, at the FTC and CJIS, happy to hear that they don't have to go to work anymore.

I apologize for missing the point of your response, but I am confused by it. Did I misinterpret the referenced article?

That article addressed the function of the ATF's National Tracing Center. Is there some connection to the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division?

I can see that the anti-gun crowd would press to have all guns and their owners entered into a registry. It seems logical that an organization like the CJIS would be tasked with that duty. Running counter to that is the law cited by Teufelhund prohibiting the creation of such a registry by the Government.

Admittedly, I am just beginning to explore this and could easily be mistaken (and/or naive) in my interpretations. I welcome any 'illumination' from those more experienced and knowledgeable.