Remember that most bureaucrats are just doing a job, they don't make the rules, they just get to enforce them, whether they agree with said rule or not. Yes, yes, you can make the argument that if you didn't agree with it, you could go get another job. Sometimes, yes, sometimes no, but it is never that simple. Besides, wouldn't you rather deal with someone who is sympathetic to your view than someone who is laughing with glee behind your back as they crush your dreams? In my experience, most bureaucrats are a decent reflection of the general population, i.e. if your city, county, state, etc. are mostly pro-gun, the bureaucrats are too, though certain backgrounds and personality types will obviously gravitate toward certain jobs. I hate to admit it sometimes, but I should know, I have been a bureaucrat, or worked closely with them, for a dozen years.
There are, of course, bureaucrats that DO make rules, but they are generally hidden behind so many layers of red tape that you never know their names and have no way of contacting them or influencing them, unless you get a lower bureaucrat to help you cut through the tape.
Now, politicians on the other hand, I am convinced nearly all of them just say whatever their staff thinks will get them elected, regardless of what they think personally think.