Not “progressive”, but “populist” - responding to the expressed wants of some large demographic bloc of the voting public.
A large number of folks see the wisdom of the adoption and implementation of the Second Amendment, for example, judging from the HUGE flood of persons interested in acquiring some kind of sidearm, be it rifles, pistols or shotguns. Defense of life and property have become recognized human needs, and if the cops are going to be defunded, when seconds count, cops may not arrive for hours, or days. If ever.
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