Lets get the tin foil ATF hats out......
I know a lot of ATF agents and like any other Org there are good ones and then the others. The ones that everyone are afraid of are few and far between.....
Yes Upper management in ATF at times over the years have been slanted in their views but this usually comes from the Political side.......
Also the one thing I have noticed since I have come on to the job is there are a lot of SA's out there from all agencies that think that they are the only ones that should have a gun. This stems from their perspective of having to deal with the public and never knowing the individual and what they may do. For them it is a life or death issue daily.
I think this story has a little more back side info that has not been published. From being on the inside I have become a little less knee jerk on jumping to a conclusion from news reports. We do not always let out all the facts and the news spins it to their needs.
Just my 2 cents