comrade, in case you didn't already realize, it definitely sounds like you were targeted by feds / wreckers in your local SRA chapter. I'm not surprised by this, if anything I expected the SRA would be dismantled sooner. Membership numbers did shoot up after the George Floyd uprisings, so that's likely when more focus started going into destroying it.
It wasn't because of anything you did. You made the right choice to walk away from that and I hope it didn't put you off organizing altogether.
Concealed carry is great if your state allows it. Any option or cert to legally transport and use a gun for self-defense helps give you a bit more coverage in the event you have to use it.