[fhayek]

An unarmed George Zimmerman would, in all probability be a dead George Zimmerman. In which case, we would not know his name, or any of the details of this case. It would have just faded into the background noise of crime in this country,

[Secret Agent Man]

A George Zimmerman whose gun didn’t have a round in the chamber would have been a dead Zimmerman.

[PhatHead]

An unarmed George Zimmerman would, in all probability be a dead George Zimmerman.

Well...although it seems quite clear that Zimmerman acted in self-defense, and based on the facts of the case ought to be acquitted, in hindsight I don't think that's true.

He was off the concrete and onto the grass by the end of the fight, and the police arrived literally seconds after the shot was fired.

But that's all hindsight. He did have the gun, and it wasn't wrong for him to have it.