Yes and no.
The difference is which country are they in control of?
I don't know anything about russian gun laws and don't care to google it but I can say this.
In their own country they want total control. But in trying to destabilize or take over another country they will push conspiracy theories. Since most of those people are already mental unstable with anger issues and a deep mistrust of the government it makes those easy targets. Another easy target are people that put money above all else. These billionaires often push conspiracy theories also to sell their products. One of many is: That the left is coming to take their guns and impose a one world order on them.
And no the left isn't an authoritarian communist group. Authoritarian communist groups ******* members of society to be just like them by passing laws restricting freedom, restricting healthcare, restricting or defunding education and or by violence, nazis marching on Charlottesville, the maga bomber, not passing gun control laws despite how many school shooting have we had?
And most on the left do own guns. We just don't own has many has say the right. So we are ok with you owning guns so long has you pass a back ground check, a mental health check with annual check ups, actual safety training courses.