Trump shooting - it's all a giant set up....

If you wonder this Chris, why do you think they would want him dead? How does it benefit the secret service if he gets taken down on their watch?

Now he's picked a running mate - that specific running mate - I think its clear what he's doing there.

He can draw people in like the Pied Piper, he's willing to say anything at all as long as it makes him look good (in his own mind) or generates some cashflow and a lot of the background funders of the Republicans are using those characteristics to get what they want.
These are, for example, billionaires who are also Evangelical Christians and follow through on their Christian principles just so long as everyone is like them!
Things like no abortion under any circumstances - even rape or incest!

His pick for VP has some weird family history and is totally opposed to divorce, for example, but is happy to be VP to a guy who is on wife 3 and was guilty of shagging a porn star while his wife was pregnant. Hardly the same approach to life as the VP but I suspect they're holding their collective noses, going with Trump in the hope he gets elected and then they'll change as much as they need to in order to get what they want.

I'm not sure if that sounds like a conspiracy theory but there is a massive disconnect between Trumps lifelong actions as a human being and the words that members of his political party have used over the years. 

TBH I wouldn't be surprised that IF he gets elected he very shortly comes to some point where he has to hand over to his VP, whether that be prosecution, another scandal or death.

The world is awash with conpiracy theories, isn't it? This was 100% a botched assasination attempt in my book. I couldn't work out at first why he put his hand to his ear like that, with that shocked look - no one is that good an actor, even actual actors not fradulent businessmen. You've got the shot people in the crowd, all sorts of video footage from all angles, available very quickly, etc etc. It does help Trump's campaign, that's an unintended consequence.

What it is, is a massive security failing, but in the words of the IRA, "you have to be lucky every time, we only need to be lucky once". Easy enough to poke criticism, but the local police department guys who were "policing" the outer area, totally messed it up. The roof is an obvious viewpoint, and worst of all people saw the shooter, reported it well before shots were fired, and the police did not immediately radio in to delay Trump going on stage. Standard US Police forces seem to be completely useless.

This has become a bizarre campaign, as awash with twists and turns as the UK one was boringly predictable. So much hangs over Trump, himself no spring chicken, that perhaps this is the battle of the two prospective VP's - neither of whom is especially well known or popular, both of whom have legal training, and both of whom came from poor single parent backgrounds with a tough back story. Unusual. 

PS I'm aware of the chap in the video, I already follow his stuff (and "Garand Thumb" who does more, and better) - while I'm conflicted about it and certainly don't like US gun laws, I do like shooting, and guns, and used to do a lot of it - along with the race car driving they're the only two sports I was genuinely, naturally good at.

I think city and state police chiefs are appointed - the Commissioner may be an elected or an appointed role. Funded via city or state funds as appropriate.

County Sheriff is an elected role and he appoints/inherits his/her deputies as far as I am aware.