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As a practical note, our Forefathers distrusted large government and wanted its power controlled. I don't think they would "appalled at what the government has done to itself", rather, they would be shocked that the government was allowed to take this much power.
I also think that "would act strongly against any form of gun control, (though some registration, and such are needed). " Might need revision
In their eyes, the problems and issues of gun control would not even exist, as it would be completely abhorrent to their values and convictions. Remember too, that you're attributing a guess to what they might feel ( "(though some registration, and such are needed)" ). That part in parenthesis also seems to soften your point very much.
Perhaps something more long the lines of:
"they would be driven to act strongly against gun control because at its root, as they would almost certainly feel that it makes laws which empower government while utterly failing to curtail crime. The idea that criminals by definition ignore laws regardless of any additional laws to the contrary would not be lost on our Founding Fathers, who would likely also feel this as a means to restrict the rights of the law-abiding populace instead of hampering the criminals such an idea purports to be about"
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