Being George Zimmerman: A Cautionary Tale

By Mike McDaniel

George Zimmerman was in the news again recently when the famous Floridian “was involved in a shooting.” Which he was – in the same sense that Abraham Lincoln and JFK were involved in shootings. Zimmerman was the subject of an assassination attempt. Once again, the Florida native’s experiences offered a lesson to those of us who carry firearms: a defensive gun use can be a life-changing event that reverberates for one’s entire life, for both good and ill. Given Zimmernan’s re-emergence and the benefit of hindsight, here’s another look at that now famous but scandalously misinterpreted defensive gun use . . .

Case summary:

George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain much respected by the Sanford, FL police Neighborhood Watch coordinator, was on his way to buy groceries one rainy night when he saw Trayvon Martin, who he did not know or recognize, acting suspiciously. Martin appeared to be drugged and casing homes and did nothing to get out of the rain. He was standing on the grass–not the sidewalk or street–in front of a home that had recently been burglarized in a neighborhood plagued by burglaries and thefts committed almost entirely by young black men.

Zimmerman did not approach Martin …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns