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The man who killed 17-year old unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin is looking to make a profit from the murder weapon.
TMZ reports that George Zimmerman is auctioning off the Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm on GunBroker.com. The single day sale will be held on Thursday, May 12. Opening bid starts at $5,000.
"I am honored and humbled to announce the sale of an American Firearm Icon. The firearm for sale is the firearm that was used to defend my life and end the brutal attack from Trayvon Martin on 2/26/2012," Zimmerman says in the listing.
Martin was walking to his father's home in Sanford, Florida on February 26, 2012, when he was confronted by Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch coordinator at the time, who told police the teenager looked "suspicious."
During an ensuing scuffle, Martin, was shot once in the chest and died on the scene.
A jury acquitted Zimmerman of second-degree murder and of manslaughter in July 2013.
“What I’ve decided to do is not cower,” Zimmerman told Fox 35 Orlando on Wednesday. “I’m a free American. I can do what I want with my possessions."
An attorney for the Martin family issued a statement upon hearing the news.
“The Trayvon Martin Foundation is committed to its mission of ending senseless gun violence in the United States. This election, season, we are laser focused on furthering that mission. As such, the foundation has no comment on the actions of that person."
**UPDATE**
If George Zimmerman plans on selling gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin it doesn't look like it will be on GunBroker.com.
The website removed the listing moments before the auction was set to begin this morning. When you click the link a page pops up that says "Sorry, but the item you requested is no longer in the system."
Maybe they decided that the bad publicity wasn't worth it.
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