I was not there matey.... but from what I have read, the gun fell out Zimmerman's pants or pocket or something and Trayvon said "oh you have a gun, now your going to die with it" or something similar.
Again, I was not there... but if that's what happened, I would have shot too.
Even TM admits that Trayvon confronted Zimmerman... he should NOT have done that. At least not in the manner in which he did it.
Its a sad situation all around.
According to statements by Zimmerman's father - which one presumes are repeating what Zimmerman told him - Zimmerman's jacket flopped open during the struggle, revealing the gun, and Martin then said, "Now you're gonna die", and went for the gun. They struggled for it, and Zimmerman shot him.
And it seems highly unlikely at this point that anyone other than George Zimmerman is ever going to know for sure whether or not that's what actually happened.
Oh, that's good because everybody knows Zimmerman is actually completely incapable of telling a lie to cover his ass.
I have read it in books.
You're right. Let's just discount everything Zimmerman has said as a lie, and go from there. Absolutely no reason to even mention it or consider it.
Meanwhile, let's be sure to view Martin's girlfriend's hearsay testimony as gospel truth, is that it?
Perhaps you could lose the kneejerk "You're defending Zimmerman, and he HAS to be guilty!" reaction every once in a while, hmmm?