If George Zimmerman wasn't a paranoid gun loon, we would have never have heard of Trayvon Martin...

[onehandle]

...until Trayvon had become a Senator, or an athlete, or a performer, or many other possibilities.

Yes. George Zimmerman's racist gun-centric wannabe Dirty Harry habits, ensured that we all have heard of Trayvon Martin.

How many George Zimmermans are in crowds like this?

[dkf]

1. Maybe he would be dead and Martin would be on trial.

[Bjorn Against]

4. No Martin was not a killer, Zimmerman is the killer

Go ahead and try to smear the innocent victim of the murderous gun nut all you want, there is absolutely no evidence beyond a racist murderer's claims to even suggest that Trayvon Martin was a potential murderer. There is plenty of evidence however to show that Zimmerman is a racist thug who murdered an innocent child.

[dkf]

9. Two people in a fight...either could be a killer or a victim.

[H2O Man]

23. Nonsense.

[notadmblnd]

31. Except one was unarmed and minding his own business and the other was hunting him down

with a gun on his side.

[Jackpine Radical]

5. Death by Skittles--

what an awful way to go.

(Sorry, Skittles)

[dkf]

7. People can die by falling in bathtubs, much less being in fights.

[Mariana]

11. Possible, but not at all likely.

I don't believe for a minute George Zimmerman would have left his vehicle and chased after Trayvon Martin if he didn't have a gun handy. I think he'd have stayed put and waited for the police. Trayvon would have run off to get away from the creepy guy following him along the road, as he actually did, and would probably have got home and been safely inside before the police showed up. The cops would have looked around, not seen anything suspicious, and gone away.

[Cali_Democrat]

16. Death by iced tea

I wonder if Martin would have killed Zimmerman by throwing iced tea at him, or by opening the container and pouring it down Zimmerman's throat, essentially drowning him.

Iced Tea = Deadly

[dkf]

18. Whacking his head against the sidewalk works.

[riverwalker]

28. no

Martin would have continued on to his Dad's house, watched the All Star game drinking his tea, and give his little brother the Skittles.

[quinnox]

2. I think justice will prevail

Zimmerman is guilty as sin, that is obvious to all but the most knuckle-dragging right winger at this point.

And he probably will have some troubles when he goes to prison, with some black folk who won't be too happy to see him, I'm guessing.

[rdharma]

3. I didn't know that Zombies wear sunglasses and baseball hats!

But I guess they do!

[Hoyt]

6. And the gungeoneers keep saying you can't recognize gun loving bigots.

Not much doubt about those ignorant Aholes.

[hack89]

12. Is it the hats, the glasses or the color of their skin? nt

[Hoyt]

13. Mainly the stupid look, and yes, lack of diversity.

[hack89]

15. So broad brush stereotypes based on people's appearances are accurate?

or does it apply just for white gun owners?

[Hoyt]

17. Just to bigots, who are usually gun nuts to boot.

[hack89]

21. I am a white man who owns guns

if you saw a picture of me holding my AR-15 would you know for certain that I am a bigot?

[SlipperySlope]

22. +1

[Hoyt]

29. It would be a safe bet, certainly over the long run. A white guy parading around with

an assault weapon ain't up to no good.

[hack89]

32. So I am a racist just because I am white and own an AR-15?

What would you say if in that same picture was my entire family and we are all holding AR-15s because we were all competing in a shooting competition?

Are my wife, son and daughter also racists? They are also white.

[Lizzie Poppet]

24. Thanks for outing yourself to GD.

Gungeon regulars already knew you were an irrational bigot, but it's good of you to spread the awareness.

[Hoyt]

26. Yep, I'm bigoted against racist gun lovers. You should be too.

[quinnox]

19. "Mainly the stupid look"

Harsh but true.

[rdharma]

20. I have nothing against knuckle draggers and mouth breathers.......but!

Errrr merrr gerrrd!

[JimDandy]

8. Fortunately, we have a Rachel Jeantel

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a young teenage adult who was able to recall Trayvon's last words so that, through her, he could articulate the movements, demeanor and pursuing actions of the man who murdered him. Ms. Jeantel testified against Zimmerman, in spite of being a reluctant, unsophisticated witness who wanted to hide from the world, but who was instead pushed front and center to speak in Trayvon's stead. She may have almost single-handedly provided him the justice he deserves.

The public is so fortunate that Zimmerman, a frustrated, gun-toting racist, who is so ethically challenged that he concocted a scheme, with his wife, to hide his assets and passport in order to decieve the very justice system he desired to be a part of, was never allowed to be a police officer. And he never will now, no matter what the outcome of the trial. In a sad way, Trayvon saved us all from the man who might have become the monster, 'Officer Zimmerman'.

I do worry about all the other George Zimmermans out there with their guns, though, who also desire the power and authority that a police uniform provides.

[sad-cafe]

10. I actually think Zimmerman was looking for the chance to do this

it was going to happen at some time.

[avebury]

25. Totally agree!

If it had not been Trayvon Martin, it would have been someone else.

[sad-cafe]

27. exactly right

I hope the jury sees this and gives him what punishment he deserves and it sends a message to the rest of those wanna be

[themaguffin]

14. Maybe if he wasn't a racist asshole it wouldn't have happened either

[NightWatcher]

30. He wasn't a paranoid... He's a cop wannabe with a lust for power

He couldn't be a cop so he tried to be a security guard. That didn't work so he volunteered for parking lot monitor and neighborhood watch ( funny, it isn't called neighborhood shooter). Did he even live in that area or was he just hungry for any chance to feel like a big man.

[davidpdx]

33. I somehow don't think it would have mattered

According to the prosecution Zimmerman was a trained fighter. Even with out the gun, Zimmerman would have been able to harm Martin just because of his strength and training. In my opinion the gun added to the threat against Martin in addition to the physical threat by Zimmerman.