On the subject of gun control it seems like the Senior Bush signed that ban that doesn't really ban FN-FALs so its not like Republicans have never done any gun regulation. 

It is a little hard to see how a regulation which would actually help would ever be considered constitutional. A system like Australia uses for example would probably have a positive effect but it would almost certainly be eviscerated by the courts (even if angels came down from heaven and forced congress, the senate and the president to sign off on it - presumably at gun point).