It'd still have to be agreed upon by both sides. That be a hell of a lot better than trying to ram anything thorugh say the 9th Circus.
As for George Senior, the Gun control he signed was an Import ban. Got it via Executive order when he couldn't get the legislation pushed through. George Sr. was not a gun friendly "conservative" by anyones stretch of imagination.
The 9th seems to be very close to Libertarian issues.
Pro-drug, anti-Patriot act, etc.