Bill Cosby: ‘guns to blame, not race in Trayvon Martin case”

Martin’s parents and supporters say the teen was a victim of racial profiling.
Zimmerman’s backers say the watch volunteer fired in self-defence after
Martin attacked him.

Victim Trayvon Martin (L) and George Zimmerman (AP)

Cosby has firsthand knowledge of the tragedy of gun violence, having lost a
son 15 years ago who was fatally shot.

He admitted he once owned a handgun, for use in protecting his family, but
that he had since decided to get rid of the firearm.

“I used to have a gun,” he said.

“The policeman who okayed it said to me, ‘Mr Cosby, when you pull this
trigger, you can’t call it back’,” he said, adding that he came to the
decision over time that he was better off without the weapon.

“I also believe that when you tell me that you’re going to protect the
neighbourhood that I live in, I don’t want you to have a gun,” he said.

“I want you to be able to see something, report it and get out of the
way, because you happen to be a part of the neighbourhood,” said Cosby.

“I don’t want you to get hurt. And I don’t want you to hurt anyone.”

Source: agencies

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