I checked the LinkedIn page of the author of the leaked white paper, and there are a couple of indicators that he may be, well, if not one of us, then at least someone who's reasonable.

His paper has a lot of reasonable suggestions, and I suspect some of them might be either a reaction to Trump's "for every 1 new reg, delete 2", or an attempt to curry favor with the administration. That makes me somewhat hopeful that ATF would like to enter an era where they are more reasonable.

Also, the American Suppressor Association posted a note on Facebook today that they've been meeting with ATF reps about the HPA, which seems really unprecedented. I can't think of a single time in my life when there has been an amicable meeting between a gun rights organization and ATF. So, that gives me hope as well.

If nothing else, the best we can do is continue to call on our legislators to fix the law, and point out that even the ATF considers this fix to be a good idea.