Screen save image of Gun Broker website showing the message that replaced an auction posted for George Zimmerman’s pistol.
An attempt by George Zimmerman to auction the Kel-Tec 9mm semiautomatic pistol he was carrying the night in 2011 when he fatally shot Trayvon Martin was very short-lived.
The advertisement vanished from GunBroker.com almost the instant that the 24-hour auction was to have commenced. There was no immediate explanation from the popular firearms website, and a message from TGM to GunBroker was not returned.
Appearing in place of the auction listing was this simple note: “Sorry, but the item you have requested is no longer in the system.” The message suggested looking in the system for other items.
Zimmerman, who was found not guilty of second-degree murder following what many believe was a “show trial” based more on politics than evidence, has been in and out of the news – usually unfavorably – over the past four years.
In a message about the auction that originally appeared on GunBroker, Zimmerman explained that he would have used “a portion of the proceeds” to “fight (Black Lives Matter) violence against Law Enforcement officers, ensure the demise of Angela Correy’s (sic) persecution career and Hillary Clinton’s anti-firearm rhetoric.” Corey led the prosecution against Zimmerman in the death of Martin, who was 17 at the time and was unarmed.
However, physical evidence at the time suggested Zimmerman’s head was being pounded against the pavement when the fatal shot was fired.
Many people expressed outrage over Zimmerman’s attempt to sell the firearm, but perhaps their real angst was over what he reportedly planned to do with the money.
