Let me just add to my own post for anyone happening to lurk, if Zimmerman did NOT have one in the chamber he’d be dead. The position he found himself in with Martin beating the shit out of him, I doubt he would have been able to rack the slide.
Another good argument for carrying one in the chamber.
Without one in the pipe, its pretty much a paper weight...so mark me down with “intent” I guess.
I suspect that before the state rests its case we will see Zimmerman’s kindergarten teacher on the stand.