A person doesn't have to study tyrannical governments much to be unimpressed with your opinion. You don't even have to consider anything outside the twentieth century.
It's a crime to attach a plastic pistol grip to some rifles in Kalifornia. It's a crime in some locales to fail to report theft of a gun.
i would bet that it has been utilized as one of a myriad of charges against felony firearm recidivists. same with the gun theft law. criminals who buy guns and then sell them illegally often say the gun was stolen when the cops come knocking on their door due to sales records leading the cops to their door.