Police Recover Gun From Zimmerman, 2 Guns From Other Man

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Police officers recovered a handgun from George Zimmerman and took two guns from a man accused of shooting at Zimmerman while both were driving, authorities said Tuesday.

Police also released a 911 call in which the caller says the other man, Matthew Apperson, told him he was forced to fire his gun Monday at the former neighborhood watch leader on a busy street in the Orlando suburb of Lake Mary.

"A guy says he had to shoot a guy through the window and he wants the police to come," the man said on the call. "He had to shoot at somebody ... He said it was George Zimmerman."

Zimmerman suffered minor injuries from flying glass and debris.

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[drray23]

1. what a surprise

It turns out, according to this AP article, that Zimmerman was stalking the other guy and had previously threatened to kill him.
This time however, his victim was armed and fired back.

[ileus]

8. That happened to a friend of mine.

He kept stalking his girlfriends (not yet) ex husband. Threatened to kill him a few times.

Eventually my buddy drove by him one night and he shot my friend as he drove by, right in the neck. Dead...other guy convicted of murder.

[jwirr]

13. If this is true about the stalking then the man who shot Z is only standing his ground.

[Dustlawyer]

15. If Zimmerman was stalking me I would start packing a gun and air his ass out myself!

A good case can be made of fearing for your life if the Zim is road rage stalking you!

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

2. Anyone think maybe this guy shouldn't have any guns?

[Plucketeer]

3. I think these two

should settle their grievances in gentlemanly fashion - that is to say, A duel. But let's let only the stalked guy have a pistol. The results would be a boon to the public at large!

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. Take no chances - hand grenades, at two paces.

Kidding, kidding, I am against the death penalty in any form.

[Frank Cannon]

12. Naw, let's do it "Battle Royale" fashion.

The other guy gets a pistol. Zimmie gets a Snapple and a bag of Skittles.

[CanonRay]

19. I actually had exactly the same though

Let them slam it out, no one else gets hurt.

[George II]

20. It's Florida - guns are more important than FOOD down there!

[cosmicone]

4. The guy who shot at Zimmerman should be punished severely.

Guilty of having a very poor aim.

[Elmer S. E. Dump]

5. I think the reason charges are never pressed is because they are afraid of the psycho Zimmerman

His luck is going to run out someday. He just can't help himself!

[samsingh]

6. i can't say i blame the other man - zimmerman is scary, he's killed before, i would need to stand

my ground too.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

7. Jeez, it's like Zimmerman encountered himself in a mirror.

So apparently it takes one gun nut to teach another gun nut a lesson.

[Maedhros]

9. Another poster dropped this as a response to one of my posts, so I'll drop it here:

[douggg]

11. Stand your ground seems applicable?

[jwirr]

14. In this case is the shooter black?

[douggg]

16. Must be just a Florida tan

because the cop is not arresting him?

But it certainly would be ironic for Zimmerman.

[jwirr]

18. I asked because I wondered if Z was back at his old habits of stalking black children. But I guess

this must be a new phase.

[LisaL]

17. No.