Gun used to kill Trayvon Martin up for auction

George Zimmerman Auctioning Gun He Used to Kill Trayvon Martin

George Zimmerman Auctioning Gun He Used to Kill Trayvon Martin
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George Zimmerman Auctioning Gun He Used to Kill Trayvon Martin (ABC News)
George Zimmerman, the man who was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, is selling his gun.
The 9-mm pistol that Zimmerman, 32, said he used to shoot and kill Trayvon Martin Feb. 26, 2012, is up for sale today on gunbroker.com.
"The firearm for sale is the firearm that was used to defend my life and end the brutal attack from Trayvon Martin," Zimmerman wrote on the auction site. "Many have expressed interest in owning and displaying the firearm including The Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C. This is a piece of American History.”
George Zimmerman Jury Hears Key 911 Tapes in Start of Trial George Zimmerman Found Not Guilty and Goes Free The auction goes live at 11 a.m. ET today with bids starting at $5,000. Almost 50,000 have visited the page, according to the site.
It has been more than four years since the fatal confrontation took place in a gated community in Sanford, Florida. Martin, 17, was heading back to a relative's house after leaving a convenience store when he was shot by Zimmerman.
Prosecutors accused Zimmerman of profiling Martin as a criminal and following him with a loaded gun. Zimmerman maintained that he shot Martin in self-defense after he was knocked to the ground and Martin was banging his head against the pavement. Zimmerman is a white Hispanic and Martin was black.
A Florida jury found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in July 2013.
The trial sparked rallies across the country and created a national debate over law enforcement deaths of black men and boys.

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