The Gun Used To Shoot Dead Unarmed Florida Teenager Trayvon Martin….

[naomi24]

… is to be sold at auction. George Zimmerman, who shot the boy, says he is selling the gun partly to raise funds to fight "Hillary Clinton's anti-firearm rhetoric", and describes the weapon on the auction site as ‘An American Icon’.

Is it just me who finds this sick?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-36273488

[sandyRoe]

No,not just you
Only in America.

[aelmpvw]

what frightens me is that there are millions of morons like george zimmerman carrying guns

[RATTER15]

Totally sick!!

[-Talbot-]

Don't you live here, ael?


Sick ... Unfortunately there will be a large number of fellow sicko's bidding on it.

[aelmpvw]

yes Talbot, it's the thought that frightens me

[agchristie]

Poor taste. He clearly doesn't care about criticism simply stating that those folk won't be bidding...

I hope there's a protest as the hammer is about to fall when the auctioneer announces 'Fair warning'. Something his victim did not receive...

[retrocop]

I'm stunned that the U.S. Dept of Justice even returned this weapon to him even if he was acquitted.

[naomi24]

'Poor taste' to say the least. To describe the weapon as an 'American Icon'? What sort of mentality is that? Nutcase! I hope no one bids for it - but I bet some will.

[wolf63]

I thought that he was an older guy - he's 20 years younger than me.

[agchristie]

Let's hope it doesn't meet the reserve...

Sadly, this 'icon' will sell.

[jourdain2]

No, Naomi - not just you.

[retrocop]

It is hardly an icon. It is a relatively modern weapon that can be bought in Walmart along with hundreds of others!! Hardly 'the gun that won the West'

[agchristie]

More of a 'con'.

[naomi24]

retrocop, I'm guessing he deems it an 'Icon' because it was used to shoot the boy.

[retrocop]

naomi
Yes I am aware of that stance. As you say 'sick'.

[Baldric]

Just confirms my opinion of Rednecksrus.com

[jim360]

I suppose he has a right to be such a tasteless cretin, but it's incredibly sad to see. And sadder still that there will people who will want to bid for the gun.

[youngmafbog]

The problem is, at what point does it become acceptable for memorabilia like this to become acceptable.

Certainly not this soon I would say, but when?

[agchristie]

Younmafbog, in these circumstances, never.

[retrocop]

ymf
I don't think this weapon should ever be classed as memorabilia just because it was used to kill a black boy. It has not been used in any historic event . It is an ordinary handgun with a tragic past.