Zimmerman's injuries were insignificant - he LIED

[JDPriestly]

84. But here, it was Zimmerman who had a gun, knew he had it and

followed Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman may have felt he was a good guy, a volunteer cop. But he wore no uniform, had no appearance of authority or rectitude other than his gun and his pride. Even if he did not land the first blow, the minute he turned to find out where Trayvon Martin was knowing full well that he had a gun on him, he may have difficulty persuading the jury that his claimed fear was reasonable.

You never know with a jury, but it is precisely this point that makes me think that Zimmerman could be convicted of murder 2.

This case is making me wonder whether we could reduce gun violence in our country by passing laws, state by state, that provide that any person shooting another with a gun outside of the shooter's home is guilty of murder 2, not manslaughter.

People would think twice about carrying guns. Already, if you commit a crime while armed, your penalties very often go up. Armed robbery is more severely punished than robbery, for example.

I think that anyone who shoots another person, whatever the reason, if he is not on his property, should face a tougher sentence.

The exceptions would, of course, be law enforcement and security guards who have gone through security checks.