re: #131 goddamnedfrank

Concealed. The cop pulled Zimmerman’s gun from an in the waistband holster after handcuffing him. Zimmerman was wearing a sweater that night, and had a CCW permit. In order for Martin to know the gun was there either he would have had to have felt it during the scuffle or Zimmerman had to have brandished it.

Ok, that makes sense. If the account of the scuffle is accurate how does that effect the brandishing claim? If zimmerman had his weapon drawn would he let Trayvon get close enough to punch him in the face? Would he go directly for the gun instead of punching him and bashing his head into the sidewalk? If the gun was already out I would think the fight would have been two guys rolling around trying to wrestle control of the weapon.