[ifinnegan]

They are definitely trying to goad people in to ineffective violence.

[Steve_Seattle]

"They are definitely trying to goad people in to ineffective violence."

That's also my take. I think the show of force is intended to draw out people into a "we have guns, too" response. Then the left gets the photo ops that it wants, to scare people about all of those violent, Trump-supporting gun maniacs, and prepare the way for more gun bans and confiscations.