I have no doubt that he could have done it 199% on his own. First, he has a very high IQ: phi beta kappa in a “hard science.” So figuring out things like incendiary booby traps would be a snap. As far as the money needed, it’s a non-issue. If you knew you would be dead or in jail in 3 months, you could just use a half-dozen credit cards and run up your bills. Who cares about paying it off down the road? And if he had had help or training, he would NOT have used a 100 round jamamatic magazine, but would have practiced changing 100% reliable standard 30 round mags.
199% was a touch typing typo. I meant 100%.
I agree with everything you said. Especially the 100 rd magazines. The first thing you find when researching those is that they jam and jam often. Buying them is a waste of money.
Also, it bothers me that people don’t think he could have purchased all this stuff on his own. Like you said, all it takes is a few credit cards. It’s not like he planned on paying them back.