ANTI-GUN CRUSADERS seem worried about the advent of a Republican administration. Heaven knows why. Republicans, in recent years, have managed to do nearly as much damage to the Second Amendment as Democrats.
Reagan, Bush Sr, Pataki, and Giuliani have all crusaded against the 2nd Amendment.
FrontPage Magazine - Don't Blame Liberals for Gun Control
George Bush was also an advocate of gun control. In 2004, he reauthorized the assault weapon ban. One could say this was because of 9/11, but it wasn't as Bush ran on this campaign promise in 2000.
Assault Weapons and Assaults on the Constitution (http://www.house.gov/paul/tst/tst2003/tst042103.htm - broken link)