George Zimmerman was acquitted of all charges against him in the killing of Treyvon Martin. Some on the jury say that he was guilty but the evidence did not allow them to vote for a guilty verdict under the self-defense laws as they stand in Florida.
Before that incident, he had domestic violence charges against him by his wife, later dropped. He had also had run-ins with police, including an alleged assault on an officer, that gave him a record and required his attendance at anger management training.
Still he was allowed to carry a gun.
Since the Martin murder trial, Zimmerman has been pulled over 3 times for traffic violations (speeding, etc.). There was another domestic altercation with his wife where he punched his father-in-law in the nose and then destroyed his wife's IPad and video recording she made of his behavior. She declined to press charges after initially calling the police.
Now George Zimmerman has been arrested, again for domestic violence against his pregnant girlfriend, who says that he smashed a glass table with the butt of his shotgun, then pointed it at her during an argument; he then pushed her out of her own home and barricaded the door. Police had to force entry when they arrived.
So -- gun rights people -- is THIS now enough to have this dangerous man's right to carry guns revoked? Do we have to wait until he kills someone else? No, I do not believe that he is a cold-blooded murderer. I believe he is a hot-blooded, violent man with poor impulse control. But that sort of person, with this record, should not be allowed to have guns.
Period.
Ralph
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