If I were to get a CCW, would that put my name on a government list?
If things go badly and Hillary or anyone other than Paul gets in, I'd be pretty uncomfortable with that.
The state you're in will of course know who they have given permits out too... BUT, that doesn't mean you have a gun. Here in AZ we have a Concealed Carry WEAPONS permit. This means guns, knifes, swords, ninja stars, whatever kind of "small arm" you can conceal is legal. So just because you have the permit doesn't mean you have a gun.
Some states have a "Concealed Carry Pistol" permit, so that would pretty much imply you do own a gun. But Concealed Carry isn't "the gun grabber list". If you buy a gun from an FFL dealer (gun store) you fill out a form already. That would be the better list for the gun grabbers to use because it's a lot bigger. In Nevada I believe you have to qualify with the gun your going to carry and then it has to be listed on the permit. But most states don't do this.
The more law abiding people who own guns, and ESPECIALLY the more people with concealed carry permits there are the harder it will be for the Democrats and the RINO's (John McCain's, Guiliani's) to go on a gun grabbing spree. Many states are coming up on 5 and 10 year anniversaries of having CCW permits so there have been lots of positive media stories done that show none of the fears of "the streets running red with blood" and "shootouts in the streets" have come true.
The church in CO that was recently shot up was not stopped by a "security guard" like some of the media reported. The shooter was stopped by a church member with a CCW that was acting as a voluntary security guard. Some of the media got it right and reported it as such. If she wasn't there with her CCW that whole thing would have been VERY ugly. It still was bad that 2 girls died but if the Demo's and RINO's had their way it would have been worse.
Get out there and get your permit. The more law abiding gun owners out in the streets the safer our country and our RIGHTS will be.