07-30-2013, 12:21 PM
Zimmerman is still raking in donations.
The exact amount that's been raised has gotta be over $500k at this point, based on the last official number that was verified and daily donation amounts that have since been released.
Big supporters: gun owners. Although Zimmerman is free to buy and own any gun that he wants, this group in Ohio is protesting the fact that he won't get the gun that he used to shoot Trayvon Martin back right away; it's being held as evidence while the fed investigates whether Martin's civil right were violated by Zimmerman.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio firearms group has raised more than $12,000 to be spent on guns or a security system for George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida. But the money could end up being used to pay for Zimmerman's defense costs and fees.
The $12,150.37 check that the group wrote to Zimmerman is the result of a fundraising effort that was launched because the group believes Zimmerman's gun rights are being violated by the U.S. Department of Justice. The department has taken all the evidence from the trial, including the gun that killed Martin, as part of a civil rights investigation.
Full story:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26...60067.html
The exact amount that's been raised has gotta be over $500k at this point, based on the last official number that was verified and daily donation amounts that have since been released.
Big supporters: gun owners. Although Zimmerman is free to buy and own any gun that he wants, this group in Ohio is protesting the fact that he won't get the gun that he used to shoot Trayvon Martin back right away; it's being held as evidence while the fed investigates whether Martin's civil right were violated by Zimmerman.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio firearms group has raised more than $12,000 to be spent on guns or a security system for George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted in the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida. But the money could end up being used to pay for Zimmerman's defense costs and fees.
The $12,150.37 check that the group wrote to Zimmerman is the result of a fundraising effort that was launched because the group believes Zimmerman's gun rights are being violated by the U.S. Department of Justice. The department has taken all the evidence from the trial, including the gun that killed Martin, as part of a civil rights investigation.
Full story:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/26...60067.html