>> I personally didn’t take his intent as such. My mind immediately went to gun ownership.
Depends on how you’re primed, I guess.
>> At some point he got out of his car, but he was attacked.
You’re leaving out the part where he hassled the guy in the hoodie. Also the several calls between him and 911 dispatch. Why?
>> It really does sound like he was attacked.
Huh? He was in his car, the other guy was walking. Explain to me just how that “attack” happened.
It sounds to me like Zimmermann was in an altercation that he provoked. The other guy had no weapon, no drugs, wasn’t drunk, no stolen goods, and a plausible reason for exercising his own personal freedom walking to the store. He was CARRYING stuff he BOUGHT at the store, for goodness’ sake — just like his witness said. (not my opinion, but FACTS as I have heard them).
I’m 100% in favor of gun rights, carry (open, concealed, constitutional, whatever we can get) but you CANNOT defend indefensible uses of firearms to harm someone and expect no backlash. I’m treading carefully on this one.
FRegards
You’re obviously a victim of the MSM’s convenient omission of facts.
Zimmerman’s only crime was getting out of his truck to confront the kid. It’s been in the upper 60s with near 70% humidity in the overnight hours here in FL. There’s NO reason for someone to have on a hoodie. I sweat just wearing a tee-shirt.
When the police arrived, Zimmerman had several wounds to his face and was wet from rolling in the grass with the perp. Regardless of the verity of his claims, the police filed it as a case of self-defense.
Listen, I’m not defending this guy, I’m simply pointing out that the MSM is only giving you the parts of the story they want you to hear.
RESEARCH THE WHOLE STORY BEFORE DRAWING CONCLUSIONS!
An instructor of mine in the past gave me some advice on carrying concealed:
“Shooting someone in self-defense means that your life is on the line 3 times: the initial confrontation, under investigation by the police, and at a trial, if applicable.”
His advice to the class: shoot to kill, not to wound. Dead men tell no tales.