The ignorant "law abiding" gun owners had nothing to gain, and plenty to lose.
Things should not be that way.
When I worked for three CA state government agencies, two of them being enforcement agencies, while I could not provide direct guidance to facilities, during surveys and complaint investigations, if staff asked for guidance on how to fully comply with applicable regulations, I told them while I was not allowed to provide guidance answers for compliance, I was allowed to share examples of how other facilities met compliance (Essentially giving them the answers to the test) and that was very much appreciated.
Regulatory agencies exist as extension of executive branch and should be working to benefit "We the People". I, along with most in the two agencies felt we did not work for the government rather "We the People" to keep them safe from corporations, companies and individuals who intended to harm/take advantage of "We the People".
To this retired civil servant, ATF along with other federal executive agencies should also work to benefit "We the People" instead of treating us law abiding citizens as criminals.
And I sure hope things change for the better in the next four years.
