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Unbelievable: Newt Gingrich Calls Obama's Comments on Trayvon Martin 'Disgraceful'

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goddamnedfrank3/23/2012 7:11:17 pm PDT

re: #121 Madge

No, I believe I heard it on TV the week of the event, maybe a day or two after the shooting. It added to the outrage, but if they accepted G.Z.’s explanation of self-defense, than it wouldn’t be an odd thing for the cops to let him have it.

It’s not true:

There is a great deal of misinformation surrounding the Trayvon Martin shooting. Here are some of the most prominent misunderstandings:

Cops returned the gun to shooter George Zimmerman.

Untrue, according to police. Sanford Officer Tim Smith handcuffed Zimmerman, and then pulled from a holster in Zimmerman’s waistband the black Kel Tec 9 mm PF9, a semiautomatic. The gun is now in the possession of authorities, officially part of the evidence in the case.

Zimmerman, though, still has a valid concealed-weapons permit.