Firstly, the idea that the left just wants a government that does everything is a ridiculous fabrication of the right. Secondly, it's rare you'll find a democrat who wants to abolish guns. Most just think it's completely ridiculous and unnecessary to own an automatic rifle as a civilian and that some gun control that keeps firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill isn't exactly encroaching upon the Constitution.
No but they've been cool with the expansion of power of the president/federal government for the last 8 years of Obama, and now that someone they don't like has the power that they were cool with expanding they're scared shitless
Not even gonna bother getting in a gun control pissing contest, though