I see no comments about blackjacks (billies) or saps. Both are very effective. A little love tap on the clavicle and it breaks like a pretzel. Upside the head is lethal.
Impact weapons are likely the oldest weapons next to hands, feet, and teeth. It is hard to see any form of reason such that they would not be protected.
Then again, "Progressives" are very good at ignoring reason, facts, and logic.