Doesn't every state have the exact same laws as NYC?
On a more serious note: I have no clue where they get that from considering FL doesn't have gun registration. I've even seen it occasionally in the news here in Kentucky and we don't have any sort of gun registration, never have. News reporting lately seems to be more of the cut and paste variety nowadays and it seems to be just another example of a "reporter" pulling info out of their.....
I recall hearing in some podcast or other that news coverage is increasingly centralized, because internet. All your news coverage are belong to the urban enclaves.
Also, I think in some news stories they don't know the difference between a carry permit and gun registration/license.