Looks like they are trying to peg us as a threat, uptick in shootings and then start running this BS through the media. Also the push for TAPS act which would allow for mental health assessments and some minority report style precrime (the movie floated the idea into public consceince.) Then this article is trying to project that anons are armed and also that we are unstable.
Key points from article
"Making matters worse was a dark novelty: The emergence at the rally of a cultish group called QAnon. These are the deranged devotees of a supposed government agent who they believe is waging war against the “deep state” that threatens the Trump presidency."
"What’s particularly troubling about QAnon’s embrace of Trump rallies is its love for armed conflict and quasi-military associations: This crowd likes guns."
"Trump ought to be doing everything in his power to calm the waters at his rallies before real violence — perhaps deadly violence — takes over."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/as-the-bizarre-qanon-group-emerges-trump-rallies-go-from-nasty-to-dangerous/2018/08/01/063ed6f8-9585-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html?utm_term=.48a0d2b54d5f