He wasn't carrying openly he was carrying concealed and he had a CCL.
The obvious question is how Martin knew to go for the gun, if it was concealed, which is apparently Zimmerman’s story.
According to George's brother Robert Martin didn't see it until he was on top of George on the ground bashing his head into the sidewalk. That is the only testimony published about how Martin saw the gun. It fits with eyewitness and recorded testimony in 911 calls that George was on bottom screaming for help before a gunshot was fired.
“He wasn’t carrying openly he was carrying concealed and he had a CCL.”
You weren’t there, and I wasn’t there. That’s why we have juries. In order to charge him, all they need is probable cause. There is no question in my mind that this rises to that level. Apparently, the investigators agreed, but the Sheriff and local prosecutor (who are elected officials) blocked the prosecution. This is not a matter that can be decided by politicians.
I think that Zimmerman might beat it. He only needs to convince one juror that there is reasonable doubt. But I suspect that he will have to face a trial.
What bothers me most about all this is that it has reopened the gun control debate about the stand your ground law, and it seems to me that the stand your ground law does not apply. Zimmerman might have been acting in self defense, but I don’t think you can say that he was standing his ground. Since I have a Florida concealed weapons permit, the last thing I want to see is this incident serve as an excuse for repealing that law—particularly since the case has absolutely nothing to do with stand your ground. If Zimmerman violated the law, then he should be held accountable. I’m not going to excuse him just because the dead man had gold teeth. And I sure hope that a jury doesn’t.
Was George’s brother there?
Some witnesses say they saw Trayvon on top of Zimmerman. Others saw Zimmerman straddling Trayvon, hands pressed against the teen’s back. Even these witness accounts don’t prove the case one way or another. A struggle took place before Trayvon’s death, but that certainly doesn’t mean that Trayvon initiated the struggle.