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Florida gave George Zimmerman his gun back... again! RUN!!! (Original Post) onehandle Sep 2013 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Sep 2013 #1
hu SummerSnow Sep 2013 #2
Im confused too. darkangel218 Sep 2013 #3
I must have missed the part where he was charged, arrested HolyMoley Sep 2013 #4
Zimmy is the babyish boy child of innocence. onehandle Sep 2013 #5
+1 for imagination HolyMoley Sep 2013 #7
It appears you hit a nerve etherealtruth Sep 2013 #8
Yep ... no conviction etherealtruth Sep 2013 #6
Put aside his trial involving Martin HolyMoley Sep 2013 #11
I can't put it aside etherealtruth Sep 2013 #15
Still don't get it HolyMoley Sep 2013 #19
What domestic dispute did he brandish a gun? wild bird Sep 2013 #13
Apparently she wants to walk it all back etherealtruth Sep 2013 #16
What cause of mine would that be? wild bird Sep 2013 #17
Jesus Christ gopiscrap Sep 2013 #9
This country is insane BainsBane Sep 2013 #10
He's driving a grey/silver Honda Ridgeline NightWatcher Sep 2013 #12
Not just Florida.... Junkdrawer Sep 2013 #14
FUCK THE NRA. nt madinmaryland Sep 2013 #18

Response to onehandle (Original post)

 

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)
3. Im confused too.
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:10 PM
Sep 2013

I missed the timeshare part.

Is this post sarcasm? been up almost 24 hours, I can't think at the moment.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
6. Yep ... no conviction
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:22 PM
Sep 2013

That must mean this guy should have a gun,despite any of his actions (taking the life of an unarmed teen ... because he felt frightened by the kid's very existence, brandishing weapons during "domestic disputes) There were fund raisers for him, because the poor murdering slime's gun was held by feds as evidence.

Yep agree completely ... he was never convicted of a crime.

 

HolyMoley

(240 posts)
11. Put aside his trial involving Martin
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:34 PM
Sep 2013

until more 'evidence', investigation and reporting comes out, this whole incident with his wife and father in law is suspicious and questionable.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
15. I can't put it aside
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:47 PM
Sep 2013

even a gun enthusiast such as yourself has got to admit ... this guy is not what one would want associated with "gun rights"

Nut cases like him with guns are what engages folk (such as myself) that would like to see much (much) stricter gun control laws.

From my perspective, disassociating themselves (gun enthusiasts) with vermin like Zimmerman would do the gun enthusiast crowd more good than supporting him

 

HolyMoley

(240 posts)
19. Still don't get it
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 10:16 PM
Sep 2013

do you?

Zimmermans past, present or future, and/or "gun rights" isn't the main issue here.

It's the near instantaneous conjecture and belief that he's guilty, or solely responsible for the most recent events because of who he is.

This story is what... less than 24hrs old?
And it keeps on changing minute by minute?

Myself, I'd prefer to wait until all the facts are in before I pass judgment.

 

wild bird

(421 posts)
13. What domestic dispute did he brandish a gun?
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:37 PM
Sep 2013

If you mean this one, no he didn't, Shellie told the 911 dispatcher that he had put his hand on his gun but she had to walk that statement back.

Bracknell also stated that initially Shellie Zimmerman told officers that she had seen her husband touching his gun, but that she later told police she never actually saw the gun. The police chief said that, based on his understanding of Shellie Zimmerman's intentions, she will not be pressing charges at this time.



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/09/shellie-zimmerman-george-zimmerman_n_3895991.html

Maybe she meant that he was touching his junk.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
16. Apparently she wants to walk it all back
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:51 PM
Sep 2013

Not uncommon in domestic disputes. it doesn't mean it didn't happen ... it means the dynamics involved in domestic disputes are extremely complex.

Answer the phone at an abuse hotline sometime

You would do your cause a lot more good if you distanced yourself from the folk that shouldn't be allowed near sharp sticks, much less guns

Edit to add: "On the 911 call, Shellie Zimmerman, who filed for divorce last week, is breathing heavily when she tells a dispatcher that Zimmerman is still at the house.

"He's in his car and he continually has his hand on his gun, and he's saying, 'Step closer.' He's just threatening all of us with his firearm," she says.

From CNN

 

wild bird

(421 posts)
17. What cause of mine would that be?
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:56 PM
Sep 2013

If you think that I'm some sort of a gun enthusiast, you would be wrong.
Just read my posts.
If you think I'm a GZ apologist, I assure you I'm not, he's a POS that got away with murder.

BainsBane

(53,026 posts)
10. This country is insane
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:32 PM
Sep 2013

Truly. He will kill someone else. Look how quickly he's gotten in trouble again.

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
12. He's driving a grey/silver Honda Ridgeline
Mon Sep 9, 2013, 09:35 PM
Sep 2013

If you see this car throughout Florida, please yield and give it the right of way. You'd hate to spook the driver and possibly get shot. He's an angry man looking to shoot someone...again. Stay safe.


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