I think it was a spectacular success. They succeeded in getting loaded, open carry banned for everyone.
“Make them follow their own rules.”
It is a basic Alynski tactic.
You will have a hard time convincing me that the Black Panther, who advocated armed rebellion against the United States, did not intend to degrade second amendment rights with this tactic.
Thinking that the left is open about what they want, in a particular instance, is naive.
As stated: the issue is never the issue. The revolution is always the issue.