Posted on 04/13/2012 5:44:37 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
“he didn’t want anyone to know he was armed.”
If he carries a gun he is required by law to carry it concealed, but as well as knowing exactly what happend, you are also a mind reader.
It is even possible that he forgot he even had the gun on him. I carry a small gun similar to the Kel-Tec he had and occasionally I forget to leave it in the car when I go into the post office.
Florida is not a traditional open carry state.
Open Carry is lawful while engaged in, or going directly to and from, lawful Target Shooting, Hunting, Fishing, and Camping expeditions. FL Statutes 790.25(3)(h), (j), and (k)
Being blind sided the big IF. http://bcclist.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/trayvon-martin-george-zimmerman-path.jpg
I only carry 4-5 days a week.........
I leave it up to the punks to figure out what days....*W*
Lupica is a coward, he doesn't allow any comments to his articles.
You need to read VERY VERY carefully my next sentence, you and all the panty-wetters on FR who are caterwauling about this:
Even though Neighborhood Watch is a damned Federal program, they have NO AUTHORITY to tell me what I can do in my own neighborhood.
That point aside, Zimmerman had EVERY RIGHT to carry a gun. Anywhere he wants. That is the core of the 2nd Amendment. Moreover, he got the state's concealed carry license.
Is this a freaking liberal debating society? Or am I actually having to defend the 2nd Amendment on FR!?
What a bummer.
Even those old images of a baby face are completely at odds with the more recent pictures of that gold toothed, tattoo covered, self described 'No Limit Ni**a' Gangsta-Wanna-be, black punk thug.
All persons of authority have something visual. Cops and soldiers have uniforms. To the kid(who appears to be new to the neighborhood) it appears he was being challenged buy a rube. A ball bat in Zimmerman’s hand likely would have mitigated the attack.
Nope, I’ll bet Zimmerman himself would tell you if he knew how this would turn out he would have done some things differently. Zimmerman wasn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer and he didn’t manage his risk. $hit happens.
Why are you intentionally being contentious on this point?
HE WAS NOT ON NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH DUTY THAT NIGHT.
HE HAS A RIGHT TO CARRY CONCEALED ESPECIALLY IN HIS OWN NEIGHBORHOOD
Are you stupid or something?
Are you one of his neighbors? How do you know how “sharp” he is? He was a mortgage and insurance analyst and underwriter. Not exactly ditch-digging or burger-flipping.
This says a great deal about how sure he is of his ability to defend his writing.
If someone does not allow comments, they are not worth reading.
Overtly challenging the kid while carrying concealed is a big NO NO. That’s where he went wrong in my opinion.
Did he carry while on official neighborhood watch duty?
From his 911 log it looks as if he was frustrated, and maybe fed-up with his town’s law enforcement(or lack thereof).
There is some culpability here.
F’n MSM turned it into zoo. It’s too late for an equitable outcome now.
its keynote speech delivered by a man in a jail jumpsuit who barely said a wordThe left is busy piling on the public convictions (not charges, convictions) against this man.
This is the latest.
And this one is a pure thoughtcrime.
Of which he is guilty, by definition, without any chance of appeal or rebuttal, by definition.
This is pure Stalinism in action. This is 1984 as non-fiction.
This is not as bad as it gets, but it's on a fast track getting there.
Its like a Jew killing a nazi party member, and expecting a fair trial.Correct. And you have an excellent tagline.
If someone does not allow comments, they are not worth reading.Yup.
“A ball bat in Zimmermans hand likely would have mitigated the attack.”
“Overtly challenging the kid”
You can’t have it both ways. IMO if some one is carrying a ball bat that is overtly challenging. If they have a concealed weapon it is not an overt threat. Again you have no idea who challenged who. Hopefully we will find the truth in the court room.
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