Yes, even if they don’t take them all immediately, they’re just trying to make their enemies into criminals so they can trump up the charges against them later. One day, they’ll confiscate your 401k (or freeze your credit or whatever), you’ll complain and maybe resist, they will invade your home to find your unregistered weapons, and hold you out as if you were a common criminal all along. And who will come to the aid of a common criminal?
Make enough "common criminals" and they will come to each other's aid.