# George Zimmerman - In the news again **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 31, 2014, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480 "2014-07-31T13:26:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 59
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1161 "2016-05-12T16:10:19Z")
I just searched the no-fly list for George Zimmerman. \*Not Found No matches found for George Zimmerman. \* I just don’t understand why a guy with the mental issues Zimmerman has is allowed to possess firearms and fly with normal people. You don’t need to answer that, it’s more of a comment than a question. ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1162 "2016-05-12T16:37:05Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > I just searched the no-fly list for George Zimmerman. > > \*Not Found > > No matches found for George Zimmerman. > \*. Sorry to hijack (heh), but where were you able to see a No-Fly list? I thought you only found out your status when you were attempting to board an aircraft. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1163 "2016-05-12T16:54:05Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > Yeah, yeah, I get the venting. But, seriously, hoping the guy gets shot? Way to take this tasteless act and run with it.:smack: I contend you can get away with such tastelessness if you dress it up with references to Fargo, though. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1164 "2016-05-12T16:56:22Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > I contend you can get away with such tastelessness if you dress it up with references to Fargo, though. I always miss Fargo references. Not, uh, knowing what Fargo is, apart from a place and a television show? Culturally illiterate, I am. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1165 "2016-05-12T17:15:14Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > I always miss Fargo references. Not, uh, knowing what Fargo is, apart from a place and a television show? Culturally illiterate, I am. Fargo is a TV show with many clever bad guys in it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1166 "2016-05-12T18:11:17Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I wouldn’t be surprised if the gun auction site decided that they didn’t want to be associated in any way with this psycho. [Only story I can find](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/george-zimmermans-gun-in-trayvon-martin-killing-pulled-from-auction/ar-BBsXULl?ocid=ansmsnnews11) about the auction cancellation. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1167 "2016-05-12T19:15:19Z")
Just when you thought you’d seen it all… But, it’s all for a good cause!!! From **Czarcasm’s** cite: > [@](#): > > Zimmerman said he planned to use the proceeds from the sale of the gun — which he called an “American Firearm Icon” — to fight “Black Lives Matter” violence against law enforcement officers and to counter “Hillary Clinton’s anti-firearm rhetoric.” ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1168 "2016-05-12T19:22:38Z")
> [@PastTense](#): > > Updating this thread: > > George is auctioning off the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin: > [George Zimmerman to auction off gun used in Trayvon Martin death](http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/05/12/george-zimmerman-gun-killed-trayvon-martin-auction/84268372/) [Not only that, but:](http://www.salon.com/2016/05/12/george_zimmerman_auctioning_gun_he_used_to_kill_trayvon_martin_to_fund_fight_against_black_lives_matter/) > [@](#): > > Zimmerman said he is “proud to announce that a portion of the proceeds will be used to fight BLM violence against Law Enforcement officers,” using an acronym for the Black Lives Matter civil rights movement. > > He said he will also use some of the money to challenge “Hillary Clinton’s anti-firearm rhetoric,” and to “ensure the demise of Angela Correy’s persecution career,” referring to the Florida state attorney who investigated the killing of Trayvon Martin. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1169 "2016-05-12T20:06:25Z")
On Zimm’s auction page, he claimed the Smithsonian wanted to get their hands on the weapon so they could put it on display. [Which is complete bullshit](http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/florida/2016/05/8599042/zimmerman-gun-auction-plan-ends-mystery-refutation-smithsonian), according to the Smithsonian. Zimmerman takes despicability to a whole new level; he actually makes me lose faith in humanity. And I’m convinced there are people out there who would gladly pay $5000 or more for this gun. Which makes me lose even more faith in humanity. We’re a filthy rotten species. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1170 "2016-05-12T20:23:40Z")
So wishing him killed with that gun is Bad. Can we at least wish him knee-capped with it? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1171 "2016-05-12T20:28:32Z")
Assuming, for the sake of argument, that BLM really is a threat to police, how would this money fight that? Maybe he planned to use it to arm neighborhood watch volunteers! :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1172 "2016-05-12T20:30:44Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > On Zimm’s auction page, he claimed the Smithsonian wanted to get their hands on the weapon so they could put it on display. > > [Which is complete bullshit](http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/florida/2016/05/8599042/zimmerman-gun-auction-plan-ends-mystery-refutation-smithsonian), according to the Smithsonian. Actually what he said was, “many have expressed interest in owning and displaying the firearm including The Smithsonian _Museum_.” That would be Bob Smithsonian’s Wax Museum and Gun Range in Left Testicle, Okalahoma. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1173 "2016-05-12T20:31:15Z")
The auction has supposedly been moved to another site, which apparently is down now, probably from the number of people trying to reach the sale page. Unless it’s an orchestrated attack. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1174 "2016-05-12T20:39:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > The auction has supposedly been moved to another site, which apparently is down now, probably from the number of people trying to reach the sale page. Unless it’s an orchestrated attack. Where did you hear this? I can’t find anything about the auction move on the net. ---
**Author:** ![Ibn\_Warraq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e19b73/32.png) [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1175 "2016-05-12T21:08:15Z")
It says something that of all the dusgusting elements to this story, the fact that Zimmerman referred to the President as “B. Hussein Obama” in the note isn’t even in the top five. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1176 "2016-05-12T21:19:31Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > On Zimm’s auction page, he claimed the Smithsonian wanted to get their hands on the weapon so they could put it on display. > > [Which is complete bullshit](http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/florida/2016/05/8599042/zimmerman-gun-auction-plan-ends-mystery-refutation-smithsonian), according to the Smithsonian. Every time he makes a public spectacle of himself, I’m reminded of how revolting he is as a pathological liar. NPR reported this morning that he claims a BLM activist threatened his life. Is there with any sense who really believes this happened? It’s not that it’s impossible, but this is Zimmerman. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1177 "2016-05-12T21:19:46Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Where did you hear this? I can’t find anything about the auction move on the net. > **[Zimmerman's auction is back on for gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3586152/George-Zimmerman-AUCTIONS-gun-used-kill-Trayvon-Martin-Acquitted-killer-describes-pistol-American-firearm-icon-used-end-brutal-attack-starts-bids-5-000.html)** > > George Zimmerman's auction listing for the gun he used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin is back on after being removed from the first site didn't want to have anything to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1178 "2016-05-12T21:26:19Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > I always miss Fargo references. Not, uh, knowing what Fargo is, apart from a place and a television show? Culturally illiterate, I am. > [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > Fargo is a TV show with many clever bad guys in it. I thought it was a movie. _Without_ Billy Bob Thornton. ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1179 "2016-05-12T21:59:03Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I thought it was a movie. > > _Without_ Billy Bob Thornton. It was a movie and now its a TV show. First season starred Billy Bob as psycho hit man Lorne Malvo who is so criminally heartless you almost have to respect him. Do I want Zimmerman to be shot necessarily? No. Would I pay to watch him be dealt with by Lorne Malvo? That would be yes. ---
**Author:** ![Salvor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2016, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480/1180 "2016-05-13T07:01:14Z")
Look’s like his gun auction is being trolled hard. [![](https://i.imgur.com/UBCMwST.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/UBCMwST.jpg) Ted Cruz the highest bidder at over 3 million for the gun… uh huh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=58) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-zimmerman-in-the-news-again/694480.md?page=60)