He is seducing people with money to believe there is something wrong with the First and Second Amendment that requires a petition to protect it, when in fact, there is not a thing wrong. It is manipulation of the electorate to create fear.
The fear component is definitely political. He is using money for politics.
The fear is to build suspicion of “the other.”
There is a desired political outcome he is looking for. It goes beyond endorsement to create an atmosphere conducive to his desired outcome. It is premeditated.
If Congress had passed a repeal of the 1st and/or 2nd Amendments which would mean a super majority in both houses past it, with the signature of the president and those repeals were now circulating the country Musk would have reasons for his rallies but not with seductive money enticements.