Oh, well done. I want to live there. NOT.
Want to know what I had to do to get my VA CCW? I showed them my DD-214. Done.
Oh, and we don't register our guns, at all. Not even pistols.
Actually you can own a pistol Upstate, for now, but the process for getting a permit is similar to getting a Top Secret clearance in the military. Have to provide references, get fingerprinted etc. Oh and of course there are several fees for filing the paperwork, getting fingerprinted, the passport style photo, etc etc... All this just to own a pistol. That isn't even concealed carry.