He thanked the United Gun Group and its owner for having the "moral fortitude in hosting my firearm auction. Is the bid real? Read More. Fake bids: Racist McShootface, at one point, led bidding. United Gun Group initially declined to host the auction after another gun auction site, Gunbroker, said it wanted "no part in the listing on our website or in any of the publicity it is receiving.
After reportedly saying it would take down the auction Thursday, United Gun Group released a statement Friday on Twitter apparently walking back that decision. The statement said that "unless the law has been violated, it is the intention of United Gun Group to allow its members to use any of the available features. United Gun Group did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the auction. There was at least one person on the site saying they had a "legitimate offer" for the weapon Friday.
The group is the second to host the listing after an initial site, GunBroker. The auction listing on United Gun Group includes a description of the firearm — a 9 mm Kel-Tec PF-9 pistol — written by Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch captain acquitted by a jury in Martin's shooting death. In he generated headlines for retweeting an image of Martin's corpse. We'll notify you here with news about.
Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Comments 0. Top Stories. United Gun Group also confirmed bidding was finished and Zimmerman was "vetting several offers and verifying funds. It was not immediately clear whether it was a legitimate bid. The amount was the required opening bid in his third attempt to auction the weapon. Zimmerman, then a neighborhood watch volunteer, shot and killed year-old Trayvon in February , in a confrontation as the unarmed teenager was heading back to a relative's house in Sanford, Fla.
Zimmerman claimed the black teenager was trying to bash his head on the pavement during a struggle and a jury found him not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter.
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