Martin Shkreli Says He Wants To Buy The Firearm Used To Kill Trayvon Martin

Martin Shkreli Says He Wants To Buy The Firearm Used To Kill Trayvon Martin

Recently we reported that George Zimmerman, who fatally gunned down unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin back in 2012, would be auctioning off the Kel-Tec PF-9 .9mm firearm he used in the shooting. According to TMZ, bids for the weapon went as high as $415,000 on United Gun Group, who hosted the auction for the weapon. Now, the gun may have a new owner, and that owner is notorious “pharma bro”, Martin Shkreli.

Now, we know what you’re thinking — but Shkreli’s interest in the firearm actually comes from a place of good intention. He took to Twitter to explain his motives:


The only reason I would bid on the Zimmerman gun would be to destroy it or put it in a museum as a disgusting reminder of racism in the US. — Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) May 12, 2016





Shkreli gained notoriety last year when he bought Wu-Tang’s coveted million dollar LP Once Upon A Time In Shaolin and it was learned that the pharmaceutical CEO was responsible for inflating life-saving AIDS and cancer medication. He then went on to feud with RZA, threaten to smack Ghostface Killah, offer to free Bobby Shmurda, and be a Grade-A douche. It seems though they he may have turned the other cheek.