David Axelrod channels Bette Midler on Zimmerman verdict: It's all about the gun

…the undeniable fact is that none of this would have happened if an emboldened George Zimmerman were not carrying a gun that night. 2/2

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) July 14, 2013

Remind you of anyone?

We’ll never know what happened that night btwn Zimmerman & Martin. We do know if there hadn’t been a gun, they’d both be alive to tell us.

— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) July 13, 2013

Like we said yesterday, when you are repeating Bette Midler’s “thoughts,” you’ve got a problem.

https://twitter.com/OceanMeld/status/356460504157396992

Or if we had curfews “@davidaxelrod: …the fact is that none of this would have happened if Zimmerman were not carrying a gun. 2/2”

— A J Pruess (@AJPruess) July 14, 2013

@davidaxelrod Yes. Let's use the death of a young man to push your gun control agenda. #Ridiculous

— Florida Man (@JellyIntoAJam) July 14, 2013

https://twitter.com/FinancialSkinny/status/356441708831064064

All of which raises some questions:

@davidaxelrod What exactly do you propose that would have stopped him from having the gun?

— olblueyez (@olblueyez_b) July 14, 2013

@davidaxelrod was the gun Zimmerman was carrying identified as a Fast & Furious weapon?

— John (@jmjet28) July 14, 2013

And then there’s this news, guaranteed to drive the gun-blamers insane:

Zimmerman to get his gun back http://t.co/KNW6sfQLAV

— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) July 14, 2013