Having the tools and knowledge to keep yourself safe does not make you radicalized. That's like saying learning how to swim or getting a boat means you were radicalized by water. Or learning first aid makes you a radicalized combat medic.
Getting a gun is a much less radical plan than changing countries....
Not execs, read the OP. The theory is GL got scared of fan reactions to jarjar so he didn't want to make jarjar that central.