The assassin requested a public defender in court the other day, stating he had zero assets, zero savings, aside from two trucks in Hawaii worth $1000. So that might explain the crappy SKS rifle, except for the fact that you’re not hitting anything at 500 yards with an SKS, even with the optic.
However, being a convicted of felony weapons offenses, he could not have purchased the gun legally. Either someone gave it to him or sold it on the street. Who?
What about the ceramic plates. The media was very quick to identify them as ceramic, which is a strange precision, and an odd choice for someone who is broke. Especially since he hung them on the fence instead of wearing (the primary benefit of ceramic being substantial weight savings vs steel).
Why pay twice as much as steel when you have no money?
How do you afford flights all around the world when you have no money?
How did he buy a car in Florida with no money? Or else whose car was it?
And again, how did he know where to be 12 hours ahead of time?