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George Zimmerman tried a second time Thursday toauction off the firearm he used to kill 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012, but both gun-selling websites yanked the listing beforebidding was to beginon what Zimmerman described as a"piece of history."

A statement posted on the first websiteGunBroker.comsaid listings are user generated, and that the company reserved the right to reject any listing at itsdiscretion.

"Mr. Zimmerman never contacted anyone at GunBroker.com prior to or after the listing was created and no one at (the website) has any relationship with Zimmerman," the company wrote in its statement.

It added, "We want no part in the listing on our web site or in any of the publicity it is receiving."

Thelisting, which gotmore than 185,000 views, wasreplaced at mid-morning Thursdayby a message that said,without elaboration,"Sorry, but the item you have requested is no longer in the system."

Zimmerman told the Orlando Sentinel that GunBroker.comwas not "prepared for the traffic and publicity surrounding the auction of my firearm. It has now been placed with another auction house."

The new listing forthe Kel-Tec PF-9 9mm firearm was postedonunitedgungroup.com. That site apparently went down a few minutes later.

United Gun Group said in a statement Thursday night they pulled Zimmerman's listing from the site because the auction is not in the organization's best interest.

Our mission is to esteem the 2nd amendment and provide a safe and secure platform for firearms enthusiasts and law-abiding citizens; our association with Mr. Zimmerman does not help us achieve that objective," the organization wrote.

Zimmerman wrotein both listings thatthat he was"honored and humbled" to announce the sale of the weapon and set the bidding to start at $5,000. Similar firearmsnormally sellon the site for around $200.

"The firearm for sale is the firearm that was used to defend my life and end the brutal attack from Trayvon Martin on 2/26/2012," he wrote.

Zimmerman, 32, noted the Justice Department returned the weapon to him recentlyand it still bearsthe case numberwritten on it in silver permanent marker.

"This is a piece of American History," he wrote. "It has been featured in several publications and in current University text books."

Zimmerman, then a neighborhood watch volunteer,shot and killed Trayvonin February2012,in a confrontation as the unarmed teenager washeading back to a relative's house in Sanford, Fla.,after buying snacks at a convenience store.

A juryfound Zimmerman, who alleged that Trayvonwas trying to bash his head on the pavement during a struggle,not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter.

Tracy Martin, Trayvon's father, issued a statementThursdaythrough his lawyer, Benjamin Crump, saying a foundation in his son's name is focusing onending senseless gun violence and "has no commenton the actions of that person that murdered Trayvon."

In his listing, Zimmerman saidhe hadturned down several offers for the notorious firearm because the buyers planned touse it"in a fashion I did not feel comfortable with."

He claimed in his auction listing that the "Smithsonian Museum" in Washington, D.C., had expressed interest in buying the firearm, however, the Smithsonian Institution said Thursday on Twitter,"Wehave never expressed interest in collecting George Zimmermans firearm, and have no plans to ever collect or display it in any museums."

Instead, Zimmerman saidhe plannedto use the proceeds from the sale of the gun which he calledan "American Firearm Icon"to fight "Black Lives Matter" violence against law enforcement officers and to counter"Hillary Clinton's anti-firearm rhetoric." He also said money would be used to "ensure the demise of Angela Correy's (sic) persecution career." Corey was the special prosecutor appointed to investigate Martin's death.

In a conversation with Fox35 in Orlando, Zimmermansaid if he doesn't sell the firearm, it willgo in a safe and "never be used or seen again."

Zimmerman, who has had several run-ins with the law since the Martinshooting, including domestic abuse chargesand an alleged road rage incident,told Fox35that he has had death threats while in hiding and that it is"time to move past the firearm."

"What I have decided to do is not cower," he told the TV station. "I'm a free American. I can do what I want with mypossessions."

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George Zimmerman, the man who was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Central Florida, was kicked off Tinder after he allegedly created a fake dating profile. (Getty Images)

George Zimmerman, the man who was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, is apparently on the market.

However, Tinder and Bumble will not be helping him with his quest.

Zimmerman, 35, allegedly went under the name Carter on Tinder, according to screen grabs of his dating profile that were obtained by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Carter described himself as self-employed and asa Liberty University graduate who was looking for carefree fun. His profile claimed he liked to be outdoors and enjoyed fishing.

I love adventure not into huge crowds, his profile stated, according to the screenshots. Im also down for a quiet night with Longhorn take out.

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Tinder said in a statement that they removed the profile from its plaform.

At Tinder, we take our users safety very seriously and our team has removed this profile from our platform, Tinder said in a statement.

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We utilize a network of industry-leading automated and manual moderation and review tools, systems and processes and spend millions of dollars annually to prevent, monitor and remove bad actors who have violated our Community terms and guidelines, the statement continued.

This is not the first time Zimmerman has beenkicked off a dating app. In December, Bumble blocked and banned himtwice, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

"George Zimmerman was blocked and banned in December 2018 when we first discovered his profile and we have blocked and banned him again after we were informed by our users that he had created a new unverified profile, a Bumble spokesperson said.

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Lets get coffee and cake pops Im looking for a mature and fun woman thats ready to be loved and respected the way she deserves and is able to reciprocate, Zimmerman wrote on his Bumble profile.

Zimmerman, a onetime neighborhood watch volunteer, fatally shot Martin, the 17-year-oldunarmed black teenager who was staying at the gated townhouse community in Sanford where Zimmerman livedin 2012. He was acquitted of criminal charges in 2013.

Tinder did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Fox News Nicole Darrah contributed to this report.

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George Zimmerman the man who was acquitted of murder charges in the shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin in 2012 has been banned from Tinder.

A spokesperson for Tinder told the Huffington Post on Sunday that Zimmerman's profile had been deleted, citing user safety.

"At Tinder, we take our users' safety very seriously and our team has removed this profile from our platform," the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson did not elaborate on why Zimmerman was removed from the dating platform.

Screen grabs from Zimmerman's Tinder profile were published by Creative Loafing Tampa Bay on April 17.

The screen grabs show Zimmerman's bio, which said: "I'm looking for carefree, fun! I love the outdoors, fishing camping and hiking. I love adventure not into huge crowds. I'm also down for a quiet night with Longhorn take out."

Zimmerman's profile was removed from Tinder months after Bumble banned him from its platform in December.

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He was banned again from the cite recently after creating an unverified profile, a Bumble spokesperson told CNN.

"We have thousands of moderators working tirelessly with our users to make Bumble the safest and most empowering social networking platform and this is another example of those efforts," the spokesperson said.

Zimmerman was found not guilty of second-degree murder in 2013 for Martin's death.

In 2015, he was arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault and domestic violence, though prosecutors did not file charges.

In 2017, he threatened to "beat" Jay-Z over the rapper's docuseries about Martin. In 2018 he was accused of stalking a private investigator who contacted him on behalf of producers behind Jay-Z's docuseries.

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In this July 9, 2013, file photo, George Zimmerman leaves the courtroom for a lunch break at his trial in Seminole Circuit Court, in Sanford. Joe Burbank Orlando Sentinel via Associated Press

If George Zimmerman wants to meet women, hes likely going to have to do it the old fashioned way: at a club, bar or dog park.

Because it seems the dating apps are onto him.

The former volunteer neighborhood watchman who was acquitted of killing unarmed Miami teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012, was kicked off popular hookup app Tinder this week.

Tampas Creative Loafing reported spotting Carter on Wednesday and was able to snap screengrabs of his now defunct profile full of photos in various situations. There he is, grinning with his Rottweiler, then again in mirrored sunglasses with no shirt chatting on the phone.

Carter described himself as a self-employed consultant looking for carefree fun. His alias enjoyed hiking, fishing, quiet nights and takeout from Longhorn Steakhouse.

Alert users reported the fake profile and Tinder took action.

At Tinder, we take our users safety very seriously and our team has removed this profile from our platform, read a statement Thursday. We utilize a network of industry-leading automated and manual moderation and review tools, systems and processes and spend millions of dollars annually to prevent, monitor and remove bad actors who have violated our Community Guidelines and Terms of Use from our app.

Zimmerman was also banned from another dating app, Bumble, reported the Orlando Sentinel.

Twice.

George Zimmerman was blocked and banned in December 2018 when we first discovered his profile and we have blocked and banned him again after we were informed by our users that he had created a new unverified profile, reads a statement from a Bumble spokesperson. We have thousands of moderators working tirelessly with our users to make Bumble the safest and most empowering social networking platform and this is another example of those efforts.

Since his acquittal, Zimmerman hasnt exactly kept a low profile: The 35 year old, who now resides in Apopka, Florida, in Orange County, has remained in the headlines after various brushes with the law.

Just in May of last year, he was in court over a misdemeanor stalking charge after he made threats to a private investigator, telling him he would feed him to an alligator. Jay Z, who was working on a documentary about the murder, even came under attack.

Back in December 2017, when he got wind of the rappers project, Rest in Power, Zimmerman even threatened to feed the music star to an alligator if he tried to interview his family. I know how to handle people who f--k with me, he reportedly said at the time. I have since February 2012.

And he wonders why hes still single.

The Virginia natives divorce from Shellie Zimmerman was finalized in January 2016. His ex filed for divorce in September 2013, two months after her then husband was acquitted in the fatal shooting of 17-year-old Martin.

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In this Sept. 13, 2016, file photo, George Zimmerman looks at the jury as he testifies in a Seminole County courtroom in Orlando, Fla. Zimmerman, the ex-neighborhood watch volunteer who killed an unarmed black teen in Florida in 2012 has been banned from the dating app Tinder.(Photo: Red Huber / AP)

Miami The ex-neighborhood watch volunteer who killed an unarmed black teen in Florida in 2012 has been banned from the dating app Tinder.

An emailed statement from Tinder cited users safety as a reason for removing George Zimmermans profile.

An article by Tampa, Florida, weekly Creative Loafing says Zimmerman used a fake name on the dating app.

Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting of Trayvon Martin on the grounds of self-defense.

He has had several run-ins with the law, including a 2015 arrest after he was accused of throwing a wine bottle at his girlfriend. The case was dropped.

In November he entered a no contest plea to resolve a charge of stalking a private investigator associated with a documentary on Martin.

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