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To: John Vosilla who wrote (114016)	5/21/2012 12:30:53 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

And yet, Martin is dead and Zimmerman is alive. Thank the powerful lobby of the NRA for another unnecessary death. However IF either Martin or Zimmerman did not have an attitude and did not have a chip on their shoulder it never could have gotten to that point.. Encounters that could have gotten ugly happened to me many times in my life and I always took the higher road Its very possible that Martin's reaction to Zimmerman was one of fear; not attitude. I suggest you look at clips by Trayvon's parents and his brother. None of that family has an ounce of attitude. They are well educated, articulate and come off fairly sane. Now its possible that Trayvon was the exception but, frankly, I doubt it.

To: John Vosilla who wrote (114016)	5/21/2012 2:25:52 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

Yes, guns don't kill, people do. Guns give people a sense that they are all powerful and that nothing can stop them. You think Zimmerman would have pursued a 6 foot young Black male if he did not have a gun on him? He knew well that the gun would save him no matter what. And he proved to be right. So yes, it is the gun that killed. Because if the gun was not there, a death would not have occurred. Just a injury and that would be it. NRA is all crap. They do not have any place in a civilized society. America is no longer the Wild West it was. America is now looked upon and known as the "Civilized West". We need to act like one by changing our antiquated laws.