Reaction to author Brad Thor's offer to Zimmerman goes from boycott to book burning [photo]

Doug P. | 5:22 PM on July 21, 2013

After George Zimmerman was acquitted and told he could re-claim any property confiscated as evidence in the case, including his gun, the U.S. Justice Department stepped in and said not so fast.

At that point, author Brad Thor tweeted an offer to buy Zimmerman a new gun.

Thor’s offer brought about some reaction such as this:

https://twitter.com/BJHare/status/359014408783003650

@BradThor Easy enough to boycott Brad Thor.

— Kate Robinson (@katerwriter) July 20, 2013

However, one tweeter took it a step further:

https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/359019178230956033

Ah, capitalism:

https://twitter.com/Mekbeth8/status/359019819410014208

Thor’s latest book is currently sitting atop the New York Times bestseller list.