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George Zimmerman, acquitted in the high-profile killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, was promoted at a ‘special guest’ of the New Orlando Gun Show.
A canceled Florida gun show is back on, reportedly with a special guest — George Zimmerman.
The New Orlando Gun Show was bounced from the Majestic Event Center after venue operators spotted online fliers promoting the controversial neighborhood watch captain.
Showrunners from Orlando gun dealer The Arms Room called it off but later announced plans to move the Saturday and Sunday event to their shop .
“The Majestic may have caved, but the sales must go on!” read an announcement on Facebook. “Huge sales on Liberty Safes, Arms Room Rifles, Ammunition and Kel-Tec Firearms! Enjoy free food and drinks and you never know who might show up.”
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Zimmerman, who was acquitted last year in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, appears to be tweeting the announcement as well.
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“God bless these patriots! See you tomorrow!” he wrote on Friday night with a link to The Arms Room’s Facebook message.
The Arms Room via Facebook
George Zimmerman will reportedly appear at the New Orlando Gun Show at The Arms Room in Orlando, Fla.
Zimmerman’s brother, Robert Zimmerman Jr., retweeted the post.
Mike Piwowarski, the show’s organizer, told Local 6 he had a year-long contract with the Majestic but the venue’s operators backed out when they heard about Zimmerman.
Majestic’s administrators demanded they pull down online posts and announcements, promoting Zimmerman’s appearance, Piwowarski said.
Piwowarski and Majestic executives did not return phone calls from the Daily News.
“We did all of that when they asked us to do it,” Piwowarski told Local 6. “They rescheduled the event. Then they later went on to cancel it again, after we complied with all of their requests.”
Piwowarski took the Majestic to court on, but a judge sided with the venue during an emergency hearing on Friday, the station reported.
“We weren’t trying to exploit Mr. Zimmerman,” Piwowarski told Local 6. “He made the offer to come to the show. Anybody else had made an offer and they were legally eligible to be around guns and firearms, we would have told them yes. We’re not in the business of discriminating and turning anybody away no matter who it is.”
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