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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Today in Disgusting People (Update)

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And I can't think of anyone more disgusting than George Zimmerman. Here's his latest bid for attention:

Calling the gun "an American Firearm Icon," Zimmerman lists it as "the firearm that was used to defend my life and end the brutal attack from Trayvon Martin on 2/26/2012."

He says it is "fully functional as the attempts by the Department of Justice on behalf of B. Hussein Obama to render the firearm inoperable were thwarted by my phenomenal Defense Attorney."

Zimmerman adds, "I am proud to announce that a portion of the proceeds will be used to: fight BLM [apparently Black Lives Matter] violence against Law Enforcement officers, ensure the demise of [State Attorney] Angela Correy's persecution career and Hillary Clinton's anti-firearm rhetoric."

"Now is your opportunity to own a piece of American History."

Do I need to add anything?

Update:

It seems this auction is not going to happen, at least not immediately: from commenter Piet, the BBC announced that the original auctioneer has pulled the offering. Now, from CNN:

George Zimmerman tried to sell the gun purportedly used to kill Trayvon Martin on two different auction websites Thursday.

Both times, the websites kicked him off.

Zimmerman said he used the gun to kill Martin, an unarmed African-American teen, in Florida four years ago. He claimed self-defense and was found not guilty.

Bidding on the gun was supposed to start Thursday morning on GunBroker, but the website sent out a message in the afternoon saying it had rejected the idea.

"Our site rules state that we reserve the right to reject listings at our sole discretion, and have done so with the Zimmerman listing," the GunBroker statement said. "We want no part in the listing on our web site or in any of the publicity it is receiving."

He then tried a second site:

Zimmerman then tried to sell the gun through United Gun Group, an online marketplace for firearms. It listed the weapon at a starting bid of $5,000, the same as on the previous site.

But United Gun Group put out a statement Thursday night, saying the gun will not be sold on its site.

"As an organization, we stand by the rule of law and, while no laws have been broken, we do not feel like it is in the best interest of the organization to continue to host this sale on our platform," it said.

"Our mission is to esteem the 2nd amendment and provide a safe and secure platform for firearms enthusiasts and law-abiding citizens; our association with Mr. Zimmerman does not help us achieve that objective."

Zimmerman also claimed that the Smithsonian had approached him about acquiring the gun. The Smithsonian said:

"We have never expressed interest in collecting George Zimmerman's firearm, and have no plans to ever collect or display it in any museums," it said in a statement.

You get the idea that no one wants to have anything to do with this loser?

Maybe he can arrange a private sale to Ted Nugent.

2 comments:

Pieter said...

Disgusting doesn't begin to cover it, but by the time I read this, the BBC was reporting that the gun had been taken off the auction house's Web site for the scheduled auction. No comment from the creep or the auction house as to whether it is being held for a future sale or withdrawn entirely.

Hunter said...

Thanks for the update. As of when I posted this, that hadn't been announced yet.