I understand where you are coming from.
It seems to us like Trump would hand pick these guys himself, but he gets their names from idiots who have another agenda.
He can’t do all the background checks on his own. He won’t know everything about these guys.
This is a problem all our decent presidents have. Reagan used to get bum suggestions too. Look at Sandra Day O’Connor.
It’s now so much excusing Trump, as it is just addressing reality. I don’t want an ATF guy that hasn’t a clue, or worse has his own anti-gun agenda any more than you do, believe me.
If all the gun laws we have haven’t done the trick, we should be rolling them back if anything. Most of them don’t help at all.
Here's an idea: Float these background checks right HERE on FR. Man, would we churn them up and set them right !
Agree 100%. Can’t blame the President for a lot of this. He gets a name. They interview and say all the right things. Look at Wray, he’s turned into a despicable little sh*t. I think the biggest problem is the way all of these people circle the bowl until they can cling to the side and land a job. Meuller is the perfect example.
If I were lucky enough to be considered a trusted advisor to the President, for positions like this, I’d be looking outside federal law enforcement and for an old school police chief/commissioner(although not too many exist anymore). Either that a retired senior level military guy or a verified, Pro 2A businessman/woman. No reason that the head of an agency like ATF, or any other, has to come from a law enforcement background. They just have to be a good leader, make sound decisions, as the job is more administrative than anything else.
But, I think the biggest obstacle is getting them through the Senate. Those criminals want someone in those positions that they, or someone they know, has a relationship with. They want an insider. Otherwise they can’t get access to info when they want it.