A Florida gun show was cancelled after organizers publicly announced Trayvon Martin killer George Zimmerman would be a guest at the event - but Zimmerman will still make a public appearance. ‘The New Orlando Gun Show,’ scheduled for this weekend at Orlando’s Majestic Events Center, was cancelled Thursday despite more than 100 vendors threatening to take the owners to court if the show did not go on. Organizer Mike Piwowarski, who also owns a local gun store, told ClickOrlando that the show was cancelled because of the announced Zimmerman appearance, and Zimmerman posted emails to his Twitter account backing up that claim.
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'The New Orlando Gun Show' was cancelled after organizers announced George Zimmerman would be in attendance
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Zimmerman was a paying vendor whose attendance did not need to be cleared with the event space's owners, organizers claim
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They are planning to sue to recoup losses, and Zimmerman is welcome at any of their future events as long as he is legally able
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Organizer Mike Piwowarski, who owns local gun shop The Arms Room, says Zimmerman will make an appearance Saturday at the store
The guest of honor: George Zimmerman, pictured with @placeholder and two other individuals, caused a gun show to be cancelled after he was named the 'featured guest'
The show’s cancellation will cost the vendors a combined $100,000, @placeholder claims, and organizers plan to move forward with a lawsuit to recoup that money.