George Zimmerman had five guns when arrested: police

[onehandle]

Source: NBC News

George Zimmerman possessed five guns — including an AR-15-type rifle — when he was arrested last week and accused of pointing one of the weapons at his girlfriend, according to documents released by police.

The other firearms included a Keltec shotgun and three handguns, and Zimmerman also had 127 rounds of ammunition for the weapons, the papers say.

Zimmerman — who was acquitted over the summer of second-degree murder in the shooting of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin — was arrested Nov. 18 and charged with aggravated assault after a confrontation with Samantha Scheibe at a home in Apopka, Fla.

He was released on $9,000 bond and told he could not have any firearms. He entered a written plea of not guilty, and his former lawyers said last week that they expected he would be cleared of any criminal wrongdoing.

Read more: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/11/26/21627985-george-zimmerman-had-five-guns-when-arrested-police

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Pretty good stockpile for a guy who's 'broke.'

[left on green only]

1. Ah yes, indeed a different 'vision' of the American Dream

Happiness is a warm gun - John Lennon

(for the irony impaired)

[Hoyt]

2. That's not too bad, considering I think some folks carry that many to go to grocery store.

The one Zimmy used to bolster his courage to stalk/bully/murder Trayvon Martin, was one too many.

[Roy Rolling]

18. Of course

the grocery store is where the dangerous cans of iced tea and Skittles hide out.

[doc03]

3. I have more guns than him and I haven't murdered anyone

yet.

[Bandit]

5. The USA is a pretty scary place

Most people that have many guns are afraid. They feel they need protection... I feel sorry for them because their life can not be very pleasant living with such fear.

[AAO]

6. I guess congratulations are in order... um...., I guess...

[Hoyt]

11. NRA types considered Zman a "responsible" gun owner right up until he pulled the trigger.

Same for Lanza, Holmes, Loughner, etc.

[Moses2SandyKoufax]

31. Oh come on,

There were (and still unfortunately, ARE) MANY NRA types who considered Zimmerman a "responsible" gun owner long after he pulled the trigger. The only reason some of these people are having reservations about his character now, is because he got violent with a white person.

[Hoyt]

37. Sorry, left that part out.

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[LanternWaste]

12. Sounds like great copy for a bumper sticker...

Sounds like great copy for a bumper sticker, or maybe a Hallmark card...

[uppityperson]

19. Well, then you and your situation are not the same. You did realize this was about Zimmy, not you

[crim son]

20. Okay.

So based on who you are and how many guns you own, do you believe Z should be permitted to own five guns? What makes a person eligible or ineligible? Also, how are more than five useful, i.e. if you were permitted only one would the quality of your life be negatively affected?

[tblue]

29. Please tell us where they are

so we don't go there by mistake.

[LeftOfWest]

49. Great post tblue.

you win this thread, nailed it.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

4. He may yet become the poster child for gun legislation.

Those who supported him through the Trayvon Martin trial and may still support him over his confrontations with the women in his life, are going to be dumped into the same stinking hole that he's in right now. So be it.

[Fired Pilgrim]

7. Justice was denied to Trayvon Martin and his family.

I sincerely hope Trayvon's killer, Zimmerman, eventually receives justice. Most importantly, before it costs another innocent life to be lost. Zimmerman obviously has some anger issues that should preclude him from ever handling a deadly firearm.

[crim son]

23. For me the question is,

do we have to wait until somebody gets accused of murder or other violent crimes before we can remove their guns? Because by then it's too late.

[reflection]

32. Welcome to DU!

[Swede Atlanta]

35. He will eventually receive justice.....it is just a matter of time....

Look at OJ Simpson. I think most rational individuals believe he was responsible for the murder of his lovely wife and her friend Ron Goldman. He had a dream defense team and a trial that became a circus, totally unmanaged by judge Ito.

He got away with murder. He felt emboldened as if he was made of teflon. He had numerous altercations when he moved to Florida after the civil case awarded the Goldman family millions. He declared bankruptcy but knew Florida allows an unlimited homestead exemption.

Regardless of the circumstances that brought him to that Las Vegas hotel that night, the facts are that he went with the intent to use violence to "retrieve" some personal property.

This time he didn't have the dream defense team and the judge managed the courtroom. Justice was served and was sentenced to what will amount to the rest of his life. I recently heard he was hoping for a new trial.

As it was with OJ so to I think it will be with Zimmerman. Unfortunately I fear there will be more violence that results in harm or death before he is ultimately stopped.

I wish I had more confidence in the Florida justice system. It seems they are very effective at incarcerating for minor drug offenses but not for capital murder or threatening to use violence on another.

[Skittles]

8. he is a gun humping murdering COWARD

he should be in JAIL

[tofuandbeer]

9. The article said "and that he had threatened suicide."

I hadn't thought about that. Maybe the fact that he murdered a child is eating away at him...then again, probably not. It's probably that he owes more than he will ever be able to pay back.

[onehandle]

22. He's lying. He's a manipulator. His call to 911 showed his schtick in progress.

He's mastered the art of being a victim.

[tofuandbeer]

33. +1

[DallasNE]

10. Zimmerman's Condition Will Only Worsen

So at some point authorities will have to come to grips with the danger Zimmerman presents to an open society. The challenge will be to act before someone gets hurt seriously rather than after the fact. He has little regard for life.

[lobodons]

13. Somewhere out there, there is someone

Somewhere out there, there is someone who will die at the hands of Zimmerman.

[SummerSnow]

14. Ok, lets do the checklist.....

Zimmerman is

1. dangerous
2. a meglomaniac
3. violent
4. abusive


recipe for another disaster

[tblue]

28. 5. a killer

6. a batterer
7. a bully
8. Teflon

[niyad]

41. and, althought maybe not significant to the list, he is also an adulterer. his relationship with

this scheibe woman has been ongoing since before he was married, and they began an actual affair before he murdered trayvon. so, in addition to his other "sterling" qualities, he is an oathbreaker, an adulterer.

[mikeysnot]

15. I don't wish violence on anyone

but I will not shed a tear if this guy is a victim of his own second amendment remadies....

[7962]

16. I guess he figures if 4 is good, 5 must be better!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

17. Just how many guns does someone need?

Answer: Zero.

[dawn frenzy adams]

24. Amen!

Amen!

[tblue]

27. Amen! Especially this guy.

He's a massacre waiting to happen.

[marble falls]

21. I was going to crack wise, but this guy was seriously armed. There is a problem here, serious bad...

bad, bad mojo here. This guys going to get armed again and again until there's a really, really bad ending.

[Ikonoklast]

25. A descent into paranoia.

The rate of the downward spiral is increasing.

[tblue]

26. He needs to be treated like they do sex offenders

The public should be informed when he moves into the neighborhood. I would not want him anywhere near me or mine.

[valerief]

34. Only 5? How unmanly.

[another_liberal]

38. Is that shotgun legal?

That looks like a very short barrel, and there is a good reason why "sawed-off shotguns" are not legal.

[hack89]

40. It is a bullpup design

Notice how far back the receiver is? The barrel is legal.

[another_liberal]

45. One thing is certain . . .

This is a man-killing weapon. There is no way this shotgun goes on a rabbit hunt.

[hack89]

47. Why not?

Why does a modern ergonomic design make it unsuitable for hunting rabbits?

This fixation on how guns look while ignoring how they actually function has always puzzled me.

[another_liberal]

50. Looks like a weapon designed for close quarters action.

Unless your rabbit is sitting right at your feet, a long arm style shotgun is likely to be much more useful.

[hack89]

51. "Looks" - gun control logic in a nutshell

Have you ever hunted in dense brush? Compact weapons come in very handy.

[another_liberal]

53. OK, hack.

Now I've got your number.

BTW: Yes, I used to do a good deal of hunting of various kinds. I'm currently not nearly as bloodthirsty as I was back then. I prefer to watch wild creatures, and try to learn from them.

[hack89]

55. And I have yours

Another Fudd unable to wrap their mind around how modern weapons look even though they function the same as "traditional" designs.

[another_liberal]

57. Same back at you.

Just another gun-sick wise ass.

[hack89]

60. I am a multi-purpose wise ass

Poor, emotionally driven "logic" brings out the worse in me. Nothing personal.

[another_liberal]

61. Yeah . . .

You might have noticed . . . I'm one as well.

[hack89]

63. Small world.

Imagine finding snarky smart asses on DU.

[Act_of_Reparation]

64. It is a home defense weapon...

...the bullpup configuration makes it easier to wield in tight quarters (like a hallway), but it isn't so small you can hide it in plain sight like you can the .380.

I find the pistols more concerning, to be honest.

[Hoyt]

44. Yep, Zman was given royal treatment by manufacturer shortly after jury endorsed open season on

unarmed Black teens. Factory tour, and I think they may have given him the shotgun.

Gun manufacturers/profiteers love murdering bigots, good for business.

One of first places Zimmy went after acquital from murdering Martin.

[another_liberal]

46. Hard to believe.

That thing is clearly only for killing human beings. The loophole in our laws which allows it to be sold as a shotgun should be closed.

[hack89]

48. You want to ban pump action shotguns? Nt

[another_liberal]

52. This gun is designed to kill people at close range.

The pump-action function has no special bearing on that. A cut-down double barrel will do much the same kind of damage.

[hack89]

54. The barrel is a legal length based on a 80 year old law.

It is not a short barrel shotgun.

[another_liberal]

56. The overall design gives you the same freedom of movement as a sawed-off barrel.

It is for close range man-killing, period. It should not be legally sold as a shotgun. In fact, it should not be sold to the general public at all.

[hack89]

58. Overal weapon length is regulated by that same 80 year law

In 80 years there must be thousands of examples of how weapons of similar length have massacred millions of innocent people. Can you share your links?

[another_liberal]

59. Links to what?

You think weapons like sawed-off shotguns should be legal?

[hack89]

62. Of course they should be illegal

While guns that meet all federal laws regarding barrel and overal length should be legal . Isn't that why we have laws in the first place? An 18.5" barrel is not sawn off by any objective standard.

We have had a law that has worked fine for 80 years. A law that the company that made this gun followed.

[U4ikLefty]

65. I can't believe you got away with the BS argument.

bet the NRA is proud of your presence on DU.

[libdem4life]

66. Ditto. I follow one of these threads that every now and then escape to LBN or GD n/t

[hack89]

67. What BS argument? That the gun is perfectly legal according to US law?

can't help it if I take the time to understand the laws instead of resorting to knee jerk emotional arguments.

[blkmusclmachine]

39. Crazy "collection."

[niyad]

42. may he, and all his supporters, enablers, cheerleaders, etc., receive everything they deserve.

[davidpdx]

43. The guy is a menace to society

If he keeps getting off on these charges one has to wonder when he'll do more damage then killing a kid or beating people.