Gun Broker Cancels Sale of Weapon Used to Kill Trayvon Martin (UPDATED)
Yesterday, George Zimmerman announced that he was planning to auction off the gun that he used to shoot and kill Trayvon Martin. That, of course, got a lot of people talking. Conversely, some people, like Martin’s family, refused to even comment on it.
“(Trayvon Martin’s) family does not want to dignify this with a response,” https://t.co/hxAsHmU0P4 pic.twitter.com/gAX5Irp5S0
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) May 12, 2016
Now, the auction company Zimmerman was using has gone the same route as Martin’s family by choosing to have nothing to do with the whole thing. The gun used to be listed here. Now, clicking that link brings up this:
We will update this post if and when the broker or Zimmerman releases a statement.
UPDATE: 3:26 P.M. EST Orlando Sentinel received word from Zimmerman that his gun was taken off of Gunbroker because it was not “prepared for the traffic and publicity surrounding the auction of my firearm. It has now been placed with another auction house.”
Indeed, the gun is now being auctioned by United Gun Group.
A spokesperson for the site reportedly told TMZ that they “got in touch with Zimmerman through a mutual friend once the initial listing was removed.” He explained that the weapon’s controversy is of no consequence to the site since it was legally owned, and that it “comes down to a moral decision for George to do what he wants with his property.”
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