What would you do if a law was passed that would require that all weapons had to be registered?

The people who purchased a gun before they had to get a background check and register their gun wouldn't volunteer that information now, even if a law was passed that they had to.

Challenge it in court. The government is limited in what it can compel a citizen to reveal unwillingly under the fourth and fifth amendments to the constitution.

If my gun is illegal then registering it would be self-incrimination and therefore not registering would be protected by the fifth amendment.

If my gun is not illegal, then the government wants me to register into a permanent database that I am exercising a constitutional right.

Without exception, every Western government that has enacted gun registration has promised that the list will not be used for confiscation of all guns. Without exception, every government that has made that promise has broken it sooner or later.

Oh, and as for John M's answer: You do not have a constitutional right to own a car or drive one. You do, however, have a constitutional right to own and carry a gun. The cars/guns thing is a false dichotomy. A better analogy would be to require people to have a license in order to learn to read. More people have been killed throughout history by misuse of knowledge they gained from books than by misuse of guns, after all.

eagle, "weapon" is defined as "1.A thing designed or used for inflicting bodily harm or physical damage. 2.A means of gaining an advantage or defending oneself in a conflict or contest." If I had any such thing and the law said to register it, I would register it. I think that is a good thing; in fact, I believe that already is the law. (I may be wrong, but that's what I believe.)

Also on the topic, I find it strange in the USofA that you have to take both a written and on-road test to obtain a driver license, but you can go to Wal-mart, plop down cash, and get a rifle. By definition, are not both a car and a rifle "weapons"? To your question: I would comply with the law, I would support the law, and I would demand the law be enforced - with law breakers severely penalized.

I am not inclined to follow a law which I believe to be unconstitutional

It would be a return to 18 century gun laws (Which cons conveniently forget)

You used to have to get your weapons registered and inspected yearly circa 1780.

I would ignore it as I do not have any weapons. (that's my story and I'm sticking to it)

laugh.

Then call my local copshop and turn myself in.

Ignore it.

Register them...duh

Ignore it.