Man…tensions are running hot huh? Look…as always I’ll give you my opinion. Look…by law Zimmerman is innocent until proven guilty…obviously there was not enough evidence to convict him of murder, and that makes sense, because no one but he and Martin know what happened for real and Martin is dead. Now, as someone who carries a concealed weapon everyday I’ll say this. No one I know that carries concealed would stop their car, call 911, and when 911 instructed them to remain in the vehicle…get out and follow a suspicious person. Why? Because we know the law…use of deadly force is only authorized when you, or someone else is being threatened with deadly force…someone walking down the sidewalk suspiciously doesn’t meet that standard. The reason Zimmerman was found innocent is because it is clear he was attacked and responded with force to protect himself. That constitutes self defense. Am I defending his actions? No…because as a person who intelligently carries a gun on a daily basis…being all day every day…I don’t agree with his actions.
Ok, tough point for a lot of people to accept…why in the world is this case such a big deal? I mean…people are killed every day without an obituary, let alone a headline…so what is it? Is it that an armed man killed an unarmed man? No…that happens every day too…Oh…I got it…it’s that an armed white man killed an unarmed black teenager. I’m sorry if you think that’s racist…but if you listen to the news you will quickly ascertain that this is, above all, a race issue. If the situation had been reversed…and it was ‘just another black gangbanger’ killing ‘just another poor white guy’ no one would care. Trust me…and again…I’m sorry if you think I’m being racist…trust me…nothing could be further from the truth. I’m merely pointing out the trends I’ve seen in the media…so if you want to blame someone blame them. I understand both President Obama, and Reverend Jackson are calling this a travesty, and are extremely upset by the outcome of the trial. Well, I guess Zimmerman is lucky that they aren’t part of the Judicial system…checks and balances ya know. More importantly…why is this one death so important and the thousands of deaths a year in Chicago don’t seem to matter…isn’t ole ‘Barry from there? You would think he would have noticed that it is the murder capital of the United States…and consequently the only state without a concealed carry law…until now that is…that’s right…the US Supreme Court ruled their laws unconstitutional so they have to enact concealed weapons laws now. Oh? You don’t know what I’m talking about? Well the liberal media doesn’t like to talk about it much, but Chicago has the strictest gun control laws in the US, and the highest murder rate. They blame it on the guns coming across the border from Indiana, but Indiana has a concealed carry law…and many more guns…and easier access to guns…and lower crime rates. Sorry Barrack…I don’t buy that you really care about T.M., or the safety of the American people…I do think you’d like to strengthen the power of the Federal Government at the expense of individual liberties…well…this is all my opinion of course…as always…comments and questions are welcome.
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