An important aspect of this incident, is that this is not only a left wing issue, but now people generally considered right wing, gun owners, especially those that conceal carry, could see themselves in this man situation if LEO were being directed by a government lead by the other party. This was the kind of rhetoric all throughout the Obama years; “they are coming for your guns”. The man standing on his property a couple of days ago, with his AR-15 was also a visualization of this.
The VA nurse, who was killed, lost his life after stepping back when asked by ICE, being pepper sprayed, trying to help a woman up, and never brandishing a weapon.
If Schumer and Jeffries don’t rally votes, including across the aisle to reign this in, they are writing the end of at least Schumer’s political career, if not more of the corporate democrat party. And paving the way for DSA democrats that promise to stand up to the excesses.