Gun Conference At Idaho Hotel Canceled After Venue Learns George Zimmerman Would Be Featured Speaker
A weekend event featuring a speech by George Zimmerman was cancelled by an Idaho hotel group after the company found out the man who murdered Florida teenager Trayvon Martin was set to be a headlining attraction at their venue.
The gathering, billed as the Lethal Force Gun Laws 2021 Tactics & Strategies Conference, was suppose to start Friday and end on Monday at The Riverside Hotel in Boise.
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The Idaho Statesman released a statement that the hotelier scratched the event after learning about its “incendiary details” through social media. That report stated the hotel owners cited for its reason the “immense pain” Zimmerman caused its “guests, team-members and community” when he took the life of the unarmed Black teen in February of 2012.
“With their respect and safety as our priority, we have canceled the event,” the hospitality team reportedly shared in a statement. “We are unequivocally opposed to providing George Zimmerman a platform and he is not welcome at The Riverside Hotel.”
In 2012, Zimmerman who was 28-years-old at the time crossed paths with 17-year-old Martin in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman was acting as if he was apart of a community watch group. And approached Martin because he was walking with a hoodie on and Zimmerman thought he “looked suspicious.” The altercation led to Martin being fatally shot. The jury acquitted Zimmerman in 2013, which caused uproar all across the nation.
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The hotel group say that moving forward, it would request a list of speakers at events it hosts. It said this was not the first time it has cancelled an event and will not be the last.