You're right about CCW being a de facto type of registration depending on the state, but, this is also one of those areas that having a favorable ruling on Heller can help in addressing.
Wouldn't be an ultimate goal to have our CCW along the lines of Vermont?
I thought that one of the forms (4473?) contained that info but I could be wrong as it has been some time since I’ve had to complete those forms.
Yes, Vermont or Alaska style is the preferred way to go.
As to your original point, we will likely win back our rights just as we lost them, one step at a time, but that is no reason to stop calling for a complete restoration all at once. The (and I hate to use the word) extremes define the middle. As long as some of the grabbers are calling for a complete ban, for us not to call for a complete restoration would be fool hearty and even negligent.