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calimary

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58. Welcome to DU, TheLion!

Thu Jul 18, 2013, 05:38 PM

Jul 2013

Glad you're here!

I think you're spot-on. And it's unfortunate too. This monster is the LAST person on the face of the earth who should be entitled to have a gun, concealed or otherwise. He's a menace. Now, sadly, unleashed and excused and absolved and validated, and walking free.

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DOJ placing hold on all Zimmerman trial evidence, including HIS GUN! [View all] AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 OP

Good. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #1

I would be delighted to see it accidentally destroyed or rendered useless. Mr. David Jul 2013 #2

A minor victory, but I would be happy if he never got back his gun. NV Whino Jul 2013 #3

He can always buy a new one. (n/t) spin Jul 2013 #9

Don't weep for Zimmerman's gun TheLion Jul 2013 #35

Welcome to DU. (n/t) spin Jul 2013 #37

Welcome to DU, TheLion! calimary Jul 2013 #58

It's highly likely that he already has at least another one No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #123

That is quite possible. (n/t) spin Jul 2013 #127

It's only symbolic but I agree. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #18

They have to go through the motions hack89 Jul 2013 #4

I can say, with confidence, premium Jul 2013 #5

If it were you, Trayvon Martin would still be alive. geek tragedy Jul 2013 #7

I can't disagree with you there, premium Jul 2013 #11

+1 Rex Jul 2013 #153

I think that John2 Jul 2013 #131

Hell, a more competent prosecutor and we wouldn't be having premium Jul 2013 #132

I don't see it John2 Jul 2013 #136

You keep accusing me of being a supporter, premium Jul 2013 #140

Don't mix actual legal pros with Zimmerman supporters. Rex Jul 2013 #154

Thank you, premium Jul 2013 #155

Ya same here, I am getting too into this and it is over in a way. Rex Jul 2013 #156

It's so unfortunate that this is my own opinion as well Mira Jul 2013 #69

Poor Zimmy - no stand yer ground for you. jpak Jul 2013 #6

Fwiw, zim could have purchased GlashFordan Jul 2013 #13

Not legally, he was prohibited from having a gun as part of his bail conditions imposed... Spazito Jul 2013 #17

My bad... GlashFordan Jul 2013 #25

Yes, and what does that say about the gun laws... Spazito Jul 2013 #38

Florida doesn't limit purchases at all metalbot Jul 2013 #67

I know, I limited my comment to Florida lack of limitations because the topic was Zimmerman... Spazito Jul 2013 #71

Zimmerman only owned 1 gun.. pipoman Jul 2013 #115

no doubt that gun humping paranoid coward is already armed Skittles Jul 2013 #99

This message was self-deleted by its author pintobean Jul 2013 #40

Could you provide a link for that, one that has credibility preferably... Spazito Jul 2013 #44

I'll look. I read it about a week ago pintobean Jul 2013 #46

Thanks, it would be helpful if you can find it... Spazito Jul 2013 #49

I can't find it pintobean Jul 2013 #73

I did a search as well and found nothing... Spazito Jul 2013 #79

I don't think it was a Zim support blog pintobean Jul 2013 #87

I know I have, on occasion, while searching for something, inadvertently clicked on a link... Spazito Jul 2013 #89

I think his shifty assed lawyer would get him one. matthews Jul 2013 #80

I don't think his lawyers would, as slimy as I think they are... Spazito Jul 2013 #81

I do. matthews Jul 2013 #96

Mark O'Mara wouldn't risk his license to practice, Zimmerman is merely... Spazito Jul 2013 #97

Exactly. nt matthews Jul 2013 #106

maybe they shouldn't but they can't help themselves, Mark. Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #101

Perhaps O'Mara is right since Zimmerman iemitsu Jul 2013 #147

Oh, I'm sure he's got another one by now. He probably wants matthews Jul 2013 #149

Sounds like a good bet to me. iemitsu Jul 2013 #150

It does not John2 Jul 2013 #141

What would keep his wife from being the owner of a gun? nt No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #124

The discussion wasn't about his wife... Spazito Jul 2013 #143

A gun would be in the household and available to him if No Vested Interest Jul 2013 #146

The issue wasn't about access, it was about Zimmerman being about to purchase a gun... Spazito Jul 2013 #148

Welcome to DU, GlashFordan! calimary Jul 2013 #59

Certainly too easy GlashFordan Jul 2013 #62

At least he won't have it for a while. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2013 #8

At least it's a start. ananda Jul 2013 #10

Zim's attorney said GlashFordan Jul 2013 #12

Ebay doesn't allow firearms. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #22

Gunbroker.com then? Nt GlashFordan Jul 2013 #26

Not per what I read. O'Mara said Zimmerman needs his gun "even more" now. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #60

What I heard was a live interview a day or two ago nt GlashFordan Jul 2013 #63

Where? Link? nt SunSeeker Jul 2013 #66

Im on my phone so its hard GlashFordan Jul 2013 #68

Fuck that. You can watch Hannity. Not me. SunSeeker Jul 2013 #74

Sorry to make you so unhappy. GlashFordan Jul 2013 #77

Uh-huh. I don't believe him. calimary Jul 2013 #61

If it were me, not that I'd ever be stupid enough to do what he did, premium Jul 2013 #64

I hear you. But you're not him. He doesn't think he did anything wrong. calimary Jul 2013 #82

Here's what a slimeball he really is premium Jul 2013 #84

Or mounted in a case? Nt GlashFordan Jul 2013 #65

LOL Skittles Jul 2013 #100

I once did some work for pipoman Jul 2013 #116

Woah. That is an interesting story. IdaBriggs Jul 2013 #128

I can picture some white supremacist plunking down a million easy. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2013 #118

He's not going back in the community packing. lpbk2713 Jul 2013 #14

He can go out and buy a new one and his CHL is now valid again. premium Jul 2013 #19

Post removed Post removed Jul 2013 #15

Advocating suicide is not cool. Even for assholes. uppityperson Jul 2013 #16

Some of the comments I've seen here today premium Jul 2013 #20

Gun violence is very bad .... except when it is not. nt hack89 Jul 2013 #24

Really? that's awful. Cha Jul 2013 #27

What the hell? HappyMe Jul 2013 #31

It is so easy for things to get lost in the federal bureaucracy... alcibiades_mystery Jul 2013 #21

Only problem is that the govt. would then have premium Jul 2013 #30

I'm surprised the prosecutor's office hasn't destroyed it already. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #23

Because he was found not guilty, premium Jul 2013 #28

Other than the gun, the evidence isn't his property. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #43

I imagine the DoJ immediately told them to premium Jul 2013 #48

Political theater Lurks Often Jul 2013 #29

On a Friday afternoon... n/t PoliticAverse Jul 2013 #32

Friday afternoon? Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #36

That's when all the unpopular news comes out jmowreader Jul 2013 #47

And, once again, premium Jul 2013 #33

Trayvon's family is "in this" for the long haul. They aren't going away. They've made this their MADem Jul 2013 #151

Well, the only trial might be a civil lawsuit, premium Jul 2013 #152

The fact that they're holding the evidence suggests that they are looking at all the angles. MADem Jul 2013 #157

Exactly. Move along...nothing to see here. nt live love laugh Jul 2013 #45

If they have a case they will go forward. Cha Jul 2013 #56

I think you're dreaming, but you're entitled to think that way n/t Lurks Often Jul 2013 #92

As you're entitled to think any way you want. Cha Jul 2013 #109

With many lawyers and legal groups involved, most of whom probably saw miscarriage of justice... Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #102

And, I am more optimistic because Holder is Cha Jul 2013 #110

yes, and I didn't mean Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #112

Just like the JohnnyBoots Jul 2013 #76

The DoJ needs to place a "HOLD" on ZImmerman, bvar22 Jul 2013 #34

The Martin family lawyer disagrees. premium Jul 2013 #42

This would have nothing to do with the Martin Family Lawyer. bvar22 Jul 2013 #53

Then there's Zimmy's re-released blog on My Space n/t Sheepshank Jul 2013 #54

We'll see, premium Jul 2013 #57

From what I understand the state is admitting they didn't pursue race as a factor Sheepshank Jul 2013 #78

I don't know about the my space, can you say more? Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #104

I just googled "Zimmerman MySpace Blog" and got this Sheepshank Jul 2013 #119

. Skittles Jul 2013 #161

Does a civil rights case have to be based on race? Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #103

It has to have an element of hate for a race as a motivating factor premium Jul 2013 #105

Well, if "the evidence reveals a prosecutable violation of and Cha Jul 2013 #39

I think Nancy Grace (uncensored) may have the key to proof of GZ's motivations? mzmolly Jul 2013 #41

Mahalo, mzmolly! Cha Jul 2013 #55

Absolutely mzmolly Jul 2013 #85

They should have left it "fuzzy" Pelican Jul 2013 #129

I listened to it over and over madville Jul 2013 #70

It's mzmolly Jul 2013 #86

iPhone autocorrect, gets me in trouble texting all the time. madville Jul 2013 #88

I heard it loud mzmolly Jul 2013 #95

Article at that same site - Zimmerman said African Americans should apologize to him? Voice for Peace Jul 2013 #107

For what? Because he called Trayvon Martin a Cha Jul 2013 #111

Does anyone remember what Judge Wilson said at the end of the trial? ReRe Jul 2013 #50

Why would they do that? I've been told Rex Jul 2013 #51

The poor gun BainsBane Jul 2013 #52

Good. Not a moment's peace for him. CakeGrrl Jul 2013 #72

He's in Costa Rica by now Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #93

The Irony JohnnyBoots Jul 2013 #75

Kindly name the civil right of GZ that is being violated. nt msanthrope Jul 2013 #90

He violated John2 Jul 2013 #135

Well, yes, but I was hoping that our intrepid GZ defender could name msanthrope Jul 2013 #137

An investigation of evidence is a civil rights violation? Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #94

Please keep Zimmerman's gun in your prayers. arely staircase Jul 2013 #98

Gundamentalists. . .love guns so much they refuse to accept the other 26 amendments. Nanjing to Seoul Jul 2013 #121

k&r n/t Dalai_1 Jul 2013 #83

Hope it means they're going after this freak. MoonRiver Jul 2013 #91

Good luck with that... Pelican Jul 2013 #108

I think that if they listened very carefully to the 911 call, they would have another smoking gun lonestarnot Jul 2013 #113

Are you suggesting... Pelican Jul 2013 #114

I heard the word coon uttered by zimmerman. if they listened carefully, why was nothing made of it? lonestarnot Jul 2013 #117

Think of it this way... Pelican Jul 2013 #120

Just what John2 Jul 2013 #133

There should be a law against straining to see racist threats in internet posts... Pelican Jul 2013 #134

Zimmerman's gun Oldtimeralso Jul 2013 #122

Of course not. JoeyT Jul 2013 #125

Take everything he owns. Freeze all his assets. mwrguy Jul 2013 #126

Remember that next time... Pelican Jul 2013 #139

Nothing to see here. Move along. blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #130

We see what he does mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #138

And he may well be armed by the end of the day: Lizzie Poppet Jul 2013 #142

If he gets it mstinamotorcity2 Jul 2013 #144

Holder is using his authority as AG, NM_Birder Jul 2013 #145

Holder is a joke and this is just posturing. Zimmerman was found not guilty. 1-Old-Man Jul 2013 #160

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2013 #158

Yes, Zimmerman, in my eyes, is a murderer. Yet dotymed Jul 2013 #159