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This 'Hated' Man Is Auctioning The Gun Used To Kill Trayvon Martin

This Hated Man Is Auctioning The Gun Used To Kill Trayvon Martin
Date Posted: Thursday, May 12th, 2016

George Zimmerman, the man who fatally shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida, is selling the gun he used.

The 9mm pistol, which the neighborhood watch volunteer fired at Martin on Feb. 26, 2012, will be auctioned off Thursday on website gunbroker.com.

"The firearm for sale is the firearm that was used to defend my life and end the brutal attack from Trayvon Martin," Zimmerman wrote on the auction site.

More than four years have passed since that fateful encounter in Sanford, Fla. Martin was heading back to a relative's house after buying snacks at a convenience store when he was shot by Zimmerman. On July 13, 2013, a Florida jury found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter.


Zimmerman said he has received several offers for the firearm, from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., to individuals whose plans for the guns didn't sit well with him, he said.

"This is a piece of American History," he wrote on the site. "It has been featured in several publications and in current University text books."

The Trayvon Martin Foundation released a statement to FOX 35 in Orlando, though members did not comment on Zimmerman specifically.

"The Trayvon Martin Foundation is committed to its mission of ending senseless gun violence in the United States. This election season, we are laser focused on furthering that mission. As such, the foundation has no comment on the actions of that person."

The 24-hour auction begins at 11 a.m. ET Thursday.

Source: usatoday.com

Date Posted: Thursday, May 12th, 2016 , Total Page Views: 1967

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