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In reply to the discussion: Far too many people are missing the point: This is an attempted police coverup. [View all]murray hill farm
(3,650 posts)The police just "took Zimmermans word" that his record was squeeky clean..and only when the pressure was put on and it was investigated by the media, was it revealed that this was not true. The Sanford police said that Mr. Zimmerman had a License to carry, but when media asked for state confirmation of this, the state licensing could neither confirm or deny that this was the case. It may well be..and probably is the case that the police just took Zimmerman's word for it that he had such a license. Carrying a gun on ones person without a license to carry is a 3rd degree felony in the state of Florida with a maximum 5 yr sentence.
I have a license to carry, but I know that if I shoot and kill another person that the police will take my gun from me when they arrive on the scene and will hold it until until the incident is investigated and resolved. I don't believe for a second that Zimmerman had a license to carry and that, in time this will be another part of that cover up.