{"id":57313,"date":"2016-05-12T11:02:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=57313"},"modified":"2016-05-12T11:02:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T16:15:35","slug":"george-zimmerman-auction-off-kel-tec-pf9-used-kill-trayvon-martin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/george-zimmerman-auction-off-kel-tec-pf9-used-kill-trayvon-martin\/","title":{"rendered":"George Zimmerman to Auction Off the Kel-Tec PF9 Used to Kill Trayvon Martin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_57316\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57316\" title=\"George Zimmerman to Auction Off the Kel-Tec PF9 Used to Kill Trayvon Martin\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-57316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Zimmerman-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"George Zimmerman. (Photo: ABC News) \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Zimmerman-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Zimmerman-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Zimmerman.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-57316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">George Zimmerman. (<em>Photo: ABC News<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>George Zimmerman\u2014the man who in 2012 shot and killed a 17-year-old named Trayvon Martin and ignited a national controversy over \u201cstand your ground\u201d laws\u2014says he plans to auction the Kel-Tec PF9 he used in the self-defense altercation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am honored and humbled to announce the sale of an American Firearm Icon,\u201d he says in the online listing. \u201cThis is a piece of American History\u2026 Offers to purchase the Firearm have been received; however, the offers were to use the gun in a fashion I did not feel comfortable with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/miami.cbslocal.com\/2016\/05\/11\/zimmerman-says-hes-auctioning-gun-used-to-kill-trayvon-martin\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"george-zimmerman-auction-off-kel-tec-pf9-used-kill-trayvon-martin\" title=\"George Zimmerman to Auction Off the Kel-Tec PF9 Used to Kill Trayvon Martin\">CBS Miami<\/a>, Zimmerman said he \u201cdoesn\u2019t care what they think\u201d when asked about people who feel the sale of the gun is in bad taste.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I&#8217;ve decided to do is not cower,&#8221; he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/news\/local-news\/140127772-story\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"george-zimmerman-auction-off-kel-tec-pf9-used-kill-trayvon-martin\" title=\"George Zimmerman to Auction Off the Kel-Tec PF9 Used to Kill Trayvon Martin\">Fox35 Orlando<\/a>. \u00a0&#8220;I&#8217;m a free American. I can do what I want with my possessions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to the listing, the proceeds of the auction will \u201cfight BLM [Black Lives Matter] violence against Law Enforcement officers, ensure the demise of Angela Correy&#8217;s persecution career and Hillary Clinton&#8217;s anti-firearm rhetoric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zimmerman fails to expound upon how he plans to use the money for each purpose, but he believes he has reason to go after all three groups and individuals.<\/p>\n<p>According to the auction listing, Zimmerman believes that Matthew Apperson\u2014the man who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/man-who-shot-zimmerman-charged-attempted-murder-n378036\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"george-zimmerman-auction-off-kel-tec-pf9-used-kill-trayvon-martin\" title=\"George Zimmerman to Auction Off the Kel-Tec PF9 Used to Kill Trayvon Martin\">shot at Zimmerman during a traffic altercation on May 12, 2016<\/a>\u2014is a \u201cBLM sympathizer\u201d and, presumably, intentionally targeted Zimmerman for his role in Martin\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>Angela Corey was the special prosecutor who was appointed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to investigate the death of Trayvon Martin.<\/p>\n<p>Hillary Clinton weighed in on this issue long before Zimmerman announced the auction. \u201cThe man who killed Trayvon Martin should have never had a gun in the first place,\u201d Clinton said during a speech at Al Sharpton\u2019s National Action Network, not deigning to mention Zimmerman by name.<\/p>\n<h2>SEE ALSO:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/five-high-profile-gun-owners-im-disowning\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"george-zimmerman-auction-off-kel-tec-pf9-used-kill-trayvon-martin\" title=\"George Zimmerman to Auction Off the Kel-Tec PF9 Used to Kill Trayvon Martin\">Four High-Profile Gun Owners I\u2019m Disowning<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2016\/04\/13\/hillary-clinton-says-george-zimmerman-should-have-never-had-a-gun-in-the-first-place\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"george-zimmerman-auction-off-kel-tec-pf9-used-kill-trayvon-martin\" title=\"George Zimmerman to Auction Off the Kel-Tec PF9 Used to Kill Trayvon Martin\">Daily Caller<\/a> points out, it isn\u2019t clear why Clinton believes Zimmerman should not have had a gun. He had no felony convictions or a history of mental health. Neither would any of Clinton\u2019s proposed \u201cgun control\u201d measures have kept Zimmerman from owning or carrying a firearm in his neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>She also fails to mention that Zimmerman was acquitted by a six-person jury, which found that Martin was on top of Zimmerman and assaulting him when he was shot.<\/p>\n<p>Trayvon Martin\u2019s family declined to comment on Zimmerman, but their attorney provided a statement to Fox35 Orlando: \u201cThe Trayvon Martin Foundation is committed to its mission of ending senseless gun violence in the United States.\u00a0 This election season, we are laser focused on furthering that mission. As such, the foundation has no comment on the actions of that person.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The auction is set to begin at 11:00 AM EST on Thursday, May 12. The starting bid is $5000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 11:49 AM EST:<\/strong> The auction site has apparently taken down the listing for Zimmerman&#8217;s gun:<\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"George Zimmerman to Auction Off the Kel-Tec PF9 Used to Kill Trayvon Martin\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-57340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-12-at-12.36.41-PM.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-05-12 at 12.36.41 PM\" width=\"590\" height=\"143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-12-at-12.36.41-PM.png 590w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-12-at-12.36.41-PM-150x36.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Screen-Shot-2016-05-12-at-12.36.41-PM-400x97.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 8:26 PM EST:<\/strong> Zimmerman has 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