George Zimmerman Teams-Up With "Muslim-Free" Gunshop

[Trifixion713]

I just read this on another forum, seriously thought the story was from The Onion, but nope...

The owner of a Central Florida gun shop that recently declared itself a “Muslim-free zone” announced that he is teaming up with another Floridian, George Zimmerman, to raise funds for both of their legal bills by selling prints of Zimmerman’s painting of a Confederate flag.

In a newly posted 10-minute “mini-documentary” about the burgeoning friendship between Zimmerman and Florida Gun Supply owner Andy Hallinan, the pair discussed how they believe “the media twists the truth” about them and argued that the Confederate flag must be defended by Americans against a “cultural cleansing” campaign waged by the media and the political elite.

Then, the pair announced that they are selling a series of prints of Zimmerman’s Confederate flag painting, which includes the inscription, “The 2nd protects our 1st.” Zimmerman described the inscription as a “double entendre.”

“I was painting the American flag when I heard of you getting sued by CAIR (the Council on American-Islamic Relations), and I decided that I would do for you what the American people did for me,” Zimmerman told Hallinan, in reference to his own fundraising campaign for a legal defense fund. In 2013, Zimmerman was acquitted of second-degree murder charges for the shooting death of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.

The prints are going for about $50 each, and Zimmerman and Hallinan have promised to give the original painting away to one of the people who purchase a print. Most of the proceeds will be split between Zimmerman and Hallinan to use for legal bills and living expenses; an unspecified portion will go to the Boys and Girls Club.

“We’ll see what the media does with this one,” Hallinan said at the end of the video.

His gun shop is facing a federal lawsuit from the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, following Hallinan’s July announcement that his gun store was becoming a “Muslim-free zone.” He noted then that he “will not arm and train those who wish to do harm to my fellow patriots.” In doing so, Hallinan “singled out Muslims as a group of people that it intends to treat differently,” CAIR’s complaint alleges.


The CAIR chapter has asked the U.S. District Court in Southern Florida for an injunction, which would prohibit Hallinan’s shop from “discriminating against Muslims.” CAIR also asked the judge to restrain the Florida Gun Supply “from instituting any policies or practices that discriminate or segregate people on the basis of religion, along with attorney’s fees and costs.”

Full article and story here:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2015/08/18/facing-legal-bills-muslim-free-gun-shop-teams-with-george-zimmerman-to-sell-confederate-flag-prints/

[Sourgummies]

Zimmerman's actions speak for themselves.

[Wilikon]

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/17/us/george-zimmerman-ebay-painting/

Does he accept bitcoins?

 

[saddampbuh]

nice to see patriotic people standing against political correctness

[Possum577]

Zimmerman's actions speak for themselves.

Exactly - none of this is a surprise based on his previous actions.

It's interesting that Jeb Bush (Florida Governor, and Zimmerman lives in Florida) recently mentioned that the stand your ground law, which Zimmerman used for his defense, was NEVER intended to be used to justify Neighborhood Watch or militia type activities. It was only meant to justify a person's actions in their home, if they were being attacked in their home and responded with lethal force.

How the court perverted that specific and critical detail is astonishing.

[saddampbuh]

Exactly - none of this is a surprise based on his previous actions.

It's interesting that Jeb Bush (Florida Governor, and Zimmerman lives in Florida) recently mentioned that the stand your ground law, which Zimmerman used for his defense, was NEVER intended to be used to justify Neighborhood Watch or militia type activities. It was only meant to justify a person's actions in their home, if they were being attacked in their home and responded with lethal force.

How the court perverted that specific and critical detail is astonishing.

stand your ground wasn't used by the zimmerman defence. he was acquitted because the court decided trayvon attacked him and had him pinned to the ground. no duty to retreat under those circumstances.

[Spendulus]

Exactly - none of this is a surprise based on his previous actions.

It's interesting that Jeb Bush (Florida Governor, and Zimmerman lives in Florida) recently mentioned that the stand your ground law, which Zimmerman used for his defense, was NEVER intended to be used to justify Neighborhood Watch or militia type activities. It was only meant to justify a person's actions in their home, if they were being attacked in their home and responded with lethal force.

How the court perverted that specific and critical detail is astonishing.

stand your ground wasn't used by the zimmerman defence. he was acquitted because the court decided trayvon attacked him and had him pinned to the ground. no duty to retreat under those circumstances.

No ABILITY to retreat...

[Sourgummies]

Exactly - none of this is a surprise based on his previous actions.

It's interesting that Jeb Bush (Florida Governor, and Zimmerman lives in Florida) recently mentioned that the stand your ground law, which Zimmerman used for his defense, was NEVER intended to be used to justify Neighborhood Watch or militia type activities. It was only meant to justify a person's actions in their home, if they were being attacked in their home and responded with lethal force.

How the court perverted that specific and critical detail is astonishing.

stand your ground wasn't used by the zimmerman defence. he was acquitted because the court decided trayvon attacked him and had him pinned to the ground. no duty to retreat under those circumstances.

No ABILITY to retreat...

When you go looking for trouble, its going to find you. Think Zimmermans working with half a deck.

[TheButterZone]

Exactly - none of this is a surprise based on his previous actions.

It's interesting that Jeb Bush (Florida Governor, and Zimmerman lives in Florida) recently mentioned that the stand your ground law, which Zimmerman used for his defense, was NEVER intended to be used to justify Neighborhood Watch or militia type activities. It was only meant to justify a person's actions in their home, if they were being attacked in their home and responded with lethal force.

How the court perverted that specific and critical detail is astonishing.

stand your ground wasn't used by the zimmerman defence. he was acquitted because the court decided trayvon attacked him and had him pinned to the ground. no duty to retreat under those circumstances.

No ABILITY to retreat...

When you go looking for trouble, its going to find you. Think Zimmermans working with half a deck.

So despite the jury's acquittal, you don't have the right to exercise free speech, then turn around and walk away, you deserve to be knocked and pinned to the ground and murdered with repeated blunt head trauma, and you most certainly don't have the right to self-defense.

[Sourgummies]

Exactly - none of this is a surprise based on his previous actions.

It's interesting that Jeb Bush (Florida Governor, and Zimmerman lives in Florida) recently mentioned that the stand your ground law, which Zimmerman used for his defense, was NEVER intended to be used to justify Neighborhood Watch or militia type activities. It was only meant to justify a person's actions in their home, if they were being attacked in their home and responded with lethal force.

How the court perverted that specific and critical detail is astonishing.

stand your ground wasn't used by the zimmerman defence. he was acquitted because the court decided trayvon attacked him and had him pinned to the ground. no duty to retreat under those circumstances.

No ABILITY to retreat...

When you go looking for trouble, its going to find you. Think Zimmermans working with half a deck.

So for merely exercising your right to free speech and walking away, you deserve to be knocked and pinned to the ground and murdered with repeated blunt head trauma, and you don't have the right to self-defense.

Did that happen?

[TheButterZone]

Exactly - none of this is a surprise based on his previous actions.

It's interesting that Jeb Bush (Florida Governor, and Zimmerman lives in Florida) recently mentioned that the stand your ground law, which Zimmerman used for his defense, was NEVER intended to be used to justify Neighborhood Watch or militia type activities. It was only meant to justify a person's actions in their home, if they were being attacked in their home and responded with lethal force.

How the court perverted that specific and critical detail is astonishing.

stand your ground wasn't used by the zimmerman defence. he was acquitted because the court decided trayvon attacked him and had him pinned to the ground. no duty to retreat under those circumstances.

No ABILITY to retreat...

When you go looking for trouble, its going to find you. Think Zimmermans working with half a deck.

So for merely exercising your right to free speech and walking away, you deserve to be knocked and pinned to the ground and murdered with repeated blunt head trauma, and you don't have the right to self-defense.

Did that happen?

No, Zimmerman self-inflicted injuries consistent with an attempted murder, but the jury disagreed with the government's position that Zimmerman was guilty until proven innocent.

[Spendulus]

Exactly - none of this is a surprise based on his previous actions.

It's interesting that Jeb Bush (Florida Governor, and Zimmerman lives in Florida) recently mentioned that the stand your ground law, which Zimmerman used for his defense, was NEVER intended to be used to justify Neighborhood Watch or militia type activities. It was only meant to justify a person's actions in their home, if they were being attacked in their home and responded with lethal force.

How the court perverted that specific and critical detail is astonishing.

stand your ground wasn't used by the zimmerman defence. he was acquitted because the court decided trayvon attacked him and had him pinned to the ground. no duty to retreat under those circumstances.

No ABILITY to retreat...

When you go looking for trouble, its going to find you. Think Zimmermans working with half a deck.

Well, let me see.

So if 3/4 deck thinks Zimmerman had 1/2 deck, did 1/2 deck run into 1/4 deck?