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Zimmerman Visits Factory That Made Gun Used to Kill Trayvon Martin

HeadlineAug 26, 2013

George Zimmerman is drawing new controversy for visiting a Florida weapons factory that makes the same gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin last year. Zimmerman reportedly inquired about the legality of purchasing Kel-Tec KSG, a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun. Zimmerman used a Kel-Tec pistol to shoot Martin through the heart. Zimmerman was acquitted for Martin’s death last month. In a statement, a spokesperson for Zimmerman’s lawyer Mark O’Mara said: “We certainly would not have advised him to go to the factory that made the gun that he used to shoot Trayvon Martin through the heart. That was not part of our public relations plan.”

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