If everyone did it, they'd be forced to deal with in OFFICIALLY, which according to state law can only go in one direction, repealing it.
Does the Henderson city code say it applies to residents of the city or to all possession within the city?
Henderson Municipal code 8.98.030:
It is unlawful for any person to own or have in his possession a gun, pistol, revolver or other firearm capable of being concealed without first having registered it with the chief of police.
(Ord. 67, § 3, 1954)
According to the wording it means everyone. However, state preemption modified it for them as the city attorney agrees it did. In order for it to apply to anyone other than a resident of Henderson, that person would have to remain in the city for more than 60 days.
"first" has also been wiped out by state preemption (the city attorney agrees) as a resident has 72 hours under state law to register.
Therefore, the only part of the ordinance that has not been wiped out by state preemption is that a resident of Henderson must register with the Chief of Police, period. No where does it define what registration entails. Nor does it give the Chief the authority to use the registration laws of another jurisdiction in place of city code. The county has NO authority within the confines of the incorporated City of Henderson, nor do the Henderson Police have the authority to enforce county ordinances. If they did, they would not charge under the city ordinance as they have done in the past, and would charge under "blue card," which they don't.
If you live in Henderson and you do not register with the C.O.P. you are in violation of city ordinance. However if you were cited for violation of city code, they would have to show that they have a system in place to register those handguns, which of course they do not. It is why I sent a letter of registration to the C.O.P. so that I could show a good faith effort to comply with city code even though there is no system in place to carry it out.
TBG