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Florida neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in July of 2013 of all charges related to the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, was arrested Wednesday morning in Ferguson, Missouri after an altercation outside of a Dunkin Donuts, where Zimmerman allegedly aimed a handgun at two black teenagers whoconfronted him.

Authorities say Zimmerman was exiting the Dunkin Donuts at approximately 9:45 am when he encountered the two teenagers, who are identified only as black males ages 16 and 17. In cell phone footage obtained by the police and shown, but not released, to the media, the two teens make every effort to evade Zimmerman, but finally confront him after he followed them for a short distance.

We just saw George Zimmerman, and hes in Ferguson, one of the teens says in the cell phone video. Hes following us. Were trying to walk away but hes following us. The camera shows Zimmerman, carrying a bag of food and a drink, who yells something illegible at the teens. We dont want anything to go down. Were just minding our own business. Were minding our business.

Zimmerman is heard yelling something again, and finally the teens stop. One of the teens rather articulately asks Zimmerman to leave him, his friend, and his town, alone. Sir, sir, we dont we dont have an issue with you, sir. Please leave us alone, the younger teenager says in the video, while Zimmerman continues to rant about something in the background. Mr. Zimmerman, I dont know why youre here in Ferguson, but Its pretty damn insensitive, you showing up here. This towns been through enough already, we dont need you here intensifying things, okay? And my friend and I didnt say anything to you.

I have a right to be here. Its a free country, were on a public street, Zimmerman angrily says to the teens. Why were you following me? Why were you harassing me?

We did no such thing, Mr. Zimmerman. You were leaving the store and we saw you and crossed the street, the younger teen replies. You followed us for a whole block. We said nothing to you and we were not following you.

Why are you here, George? the older teen asks. Ferguson has enough going on without you trying to get in the news again.

At this point, Zimmerman drops his beverage and reaches into his jacket. The teen holding the cell phone raises it, and thenthe videoabruptly ends. Authorities say a State Police cruiser, which just happened to be driving by at that moment, pulled over, and the officers found Zimmerman aiming a 9mm pistol at the two teens, who had their hands raised above their heads. After drawing their own weapons and ordering Zimmerman to drop his, Zimmerman was taken into custody.

Police found two handguns, a shotgun, and several knives inside Zimmermans car at the time of his arrest. It is unclear why Zimmerman was visiting Ferguson, when he arrived, or where in town he was staying. Police say the teens will be allowed to release the full video to the public after their investigation is complete.

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In what can best be described as a match made in clickbait Heaven, the Florida gun store owner who wanted make his establishment a Muslim-free zone is teaming up with Trayvon Martins killer, George Zimmerman, to sell prints of the Confederate flag with the words the 2nd protects the first on it.

According to Zimmerman, that caption is a double entendre, because the first flag I painted on this canvas was an American flag, but I decided to repaint over it with the Confederate Flag when I heard [Florida Gun Supply owner] Andy Hallinan was getting sued by [the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The second flag I painted was the Battle Flag [of the Confederacy] which we need in America in order to protect the first.

He added that it also means that the Second Amendment protects the First Amendment, because thats the kind of deeply veiled artistic statement the average person wouldnt be able to suss out on their own.

Zimmerman decided to partner with Hallinan after he read about the backlash to a video the gun shop owner posted in which he claimed, among other things, that the core tenets [of the Islamic faith] is to establish a one-world order and do so by violent acts and that political correctness has become overly extreme here in the United States, and causing loss of life that we could prevent if we looked at Islam for what it is.

In the (Original) Mini-Documentary produced by Florida Gun Supply, Hallinan and Zimmerman stroll along an elevated walkway like young lovers with a shared passion for imagined oppression. I didnt want to see Hallinan give up the fight simply for financial reasons, Zimmerman said. CAIR possesses endless resources, they have tons of money I just wanted to do my part.

I will do for you what the American people did for me, he added, referring to the rash of donations that followed his killing of Trayvon Martin. The prints will be sold for $50 a piece, and one lucky person will receive a copy of the painting itself, which could be worth up to $100,000.

We certainly appreciate our supporters helping to advance the cause, Zimmerman told Hallinan, though he didnt specify what precisely that cause was. We appreciate our supporters helping us see this fight through to the end.

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George Zimmerman, who rose to national notoriety in 2012 after shooting and killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin, is nowselling prints of a Confederate flag painting, in part to benefit a Florida gun store owner who is facing a lawsuit after declaring his business Muslim-free.

The prints -- copies of an original work hand-painted by Zimmerman -- are available for about $50 eachat Florida Gun Supply in the city of Inverness. Andy Hallinan, the stores owner, declared his store a Muslim-free zone in a July YouTube video, on the grounds that he did not want to arm and train those who wish to do harm to my fellow patriots.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations subsequently filed a lawsuit against Hallinan, WFLA reports.

Zimmerman had initially set out to paint an American flag, but after hearing about that lawsuit, he decided to scrap the original American Flag painting and repaint it with a Confederate (Battle) Flag, according to an FAQ sectionabout the painting on the Florida Gun Supply site.

The painting is emblazoned with the words The 2nd protects our 1st" -- a reference to both the Bill of Rights and the way Zimmerman changed his painting from an American flag to a Confederate flag.

"You cannot have the 1st amendment without the 2nd,and you cannot have the American Flag if you remove the Battle Flag," the FAQ reads -- evidently a nod toward the idea that the rights represented by the American flag, like free speech, protect the rights of citizens to display the Confederate battle flag.

The FAQ says that proceeds from the prints will be split between Zimmerman and Hallinan to support their legal funds, living expenses and advancing their mission to change the country, and that the men will donate an unspecified percentage to the Boys &Girls Club. Everyone who buys a print will also be entered into a raffle to win the original painting, which the site says could be worth up to $100,000.

An earlier Zimmerman painting of an American flag did indeed sell forabout that muchin 2013.

The FAQ is emphatic about how the Confederate flag is not "a symbol of racism," arguing that you cannot assume everyone who flies a Confederate Flag is racist in the same way that you cannot judge every Muslim to be a terrorist -- a line of reasoning that doesn't quite explain why Hallinan has declared his business a Muslim-free zone.

The site also includes a 10-minute video of Hallinan mostly criticizing the mainstream media, which you can watch below.

Contact the author of this article atHilary.Hanson@huffingtonpost.com.

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Andy Hallinan (left) the owner of Florida Gun Supply, and George Zimmerman, who is selling prints of his painting of a Confederate flag at Hallinan's gun store.

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INVERNESS, Fla. -A gun store declared "Muslim-free" in July is selling signed prints of the Confederate flag painted by George Zimmerman, reports CBS affiliate WKMG.

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In a 10-minute long video posted on the store's website, Hallinan discusses the sale with Zimmerman, who said he decided to donate the paintings after hearing about the lawsuit against Hallinan. Zimmerman was acquitted in 2013 after shooting and killing Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, in a case that sparked protests and a national debate about race relations.

According to the website, the painting was originally an American flag, but Zimmerman decided to repaint it as a Confederate flag when he heard about the lawsuit.

The duo said they will split the proceeds to support their legal funds, living expenses and "advancing their mission to change the country."

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