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George Zimmerman’s gun returns to auction block after troll attacks [View all]
Source: New York Daily News
Third time's the charm, right?
The controversial firearm George Zimmerman used to fatally shoot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin returned to the auction block Monday, but had received no bids in the first few hours it was available.
Prior attempts to sell the 9mm weapon failed — twice.
The listing bounced from Gun Broker to United Gun Group, where an army of trolls inundated the listing with fake bids and made the asking price skyrocket from $5,000 to $66 million.
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Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/george-zimmerman-gun-returns-auction-site-troll-attack-article-1.2638217
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