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"I don't agree that registration and permitting or licensing are the same. Registration is merely providing information for future reference. Licensing or permitting entails an approval process where a standard must be met or the permit or license can be denied.
That's a significant distinction when the subject matter is a fundamental civil right.
By changing the standard or approval process, the government can suppress (or ease) the ability to exercise the right. If the standard is unnecessarily burdensome then it is unconstitutional. With registration, little burden is placed on a right by merely identifying oneself and filling out a form."
If failing to register, results in punishment or the inability to exercise a right, then its really a license requirement, no matter what it is called.
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