George Zimmerman Sells Murder Weapon to Fight Black Lives Matter
To add insult to lethal injury, Zimmerman responded to questions on how Trayvon Martin's family might feel about the gun auction by criticizing their parenting. To add insult to lethal injury, Zimmerman responded to questions on how Trayvon Martin's family might feel about the gun auction by criticizing their parenting.
George Zimmerman appears in court following his 2012 fatal confrontation with unarmed African-American teenager Trayvon Martin. (oe Burbank, Pool / AP)
George Zimmerman appears in court following his 2012 fatal confrontation with unarmed African-American teenager Trayvon Martin. (oe Burbank, Pool / AP)
George Zimmerman’s auction of the Kel-Tec PF-9 pistol he used to kill Trayvon Martin in 2012 closed Wednesday with a winning bid reportedly totaling $138,900. The name of the weapon’s new owner was kept under wraps.
In an interview posted Tuesday on The Daily Beast, Zimmerman pledged that some of the proceeds from the sale would fund matters dear to his heart: “A portion of the proceeds will be used to: fight BLM [Black Lives Matter] violence against Law Enforcement officers, ensure the demise of Angela Corey’s persecution career and Hillary Clinton’s anti-firearm rhetoric.”
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To add insult to lethal injury, Zimmerman responded to questions on how Trayvon Martin’s family might feel about the gun auction by criticizing their parenting. Here is an excerpt from the Daily Beast account:
When he wasn’t getting into shootouts or hawking memorabilia online, Zimmerman was calling President Obama an “ignorant baboon” on Twitter and retweeting a photo of Martin’s dead body (caption: “Z-Man is a one man army”). Zimmerman claimed he couldn’t see the photo, just the caption, adding, “I do not want to see or relive the night that I was attacked and had to use lethal force to defend my life. No part of the events that transpired that night were heroic or admirable.”
Yet a year later, he has marketed the gun as a symbol of liberty and American history—something to be treasured and owned by a patriot.
When asked if he considers how Martin’s parents feel about him requesting $100,000 for the gun he used to kill their son, Zimmerman called them bad parents.
“Sure, I’m sorry for any parent that has lost a child,” Zimmerman said. “That being said, I also believe it’s their duty to have an internal dialogue to see what they should have done better and what they should have done appropriately.”
Zimmerman had promised to hand down the gun to his children and grandchildren had it remained unsold. But the last thing Black Lives Matter needs is future generations of armed Zimmermans.
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