Zimmerman had handgun during recent Texas traffic stop

[Updated at 6:30 p.m. CT]

DALLAS ? George Zimmerman, who was recently acquitted in the controversial shooting death of Trayvon Martin, had a handgun in his truck's glove box when a Texas police officer pulled him over for speeding near Dallas last Sunday, authorities say.

Zimmerman immediately told the Forney, Texas officer he had the gun when the officer approached his door. Earlier reports by a Dallas TV station that the weapon was sitting outside the glove box were inaccurate, said Forney city manager Brian Brooks.

Transporting a gun inside a vehicle's compartment is legal in Texas. Zimmerman's conceal carry permit was re-instated after he was found not guilty, but the gun involved in the death of Martin is now with federal investigators who are conducting their own probe.

The Sunday traffic stop, which was captured on the officer's dashboard camera, lasted about five minutes.

"It wasn't for super-excessive speeds, they just got him on regular speeding," Brooks told Reuters. "It's a pretty routine stop except for the fact that it was George Zimmerman." Zimmerman/Martin (AP/Family)On July 13, Zimmerman was found not guilty in the 2012 shooting death of Martin, an unarmed black teenager in Sanford, Florida. The trial of the onetime neighborhood crime watchman was televised to a wide audience and his acquittal led to nationwide protests and prompted President Barack Obama to speak out on the case.

On the dashcam video, the Texas officer says "What a coincidence" after Zimmerman hands him his license and points out who he is. Asked where he was going, Zimmerman told the officer, "Nowhere in particular."

Zimmerman's legal team declined to answer questions about the traffic stop, but did send out a message on Twitter: "For his safety, we won?t make any comments about Zimmerman?s whereabouts, and we will work to protect his privacy."

Mark O'Mara, his attorney, has previously said that Zimmerman planned to arm himself because of threats against his life.

The officer let Zimmerman off with a warning and sent him on his way.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/george-zimmerman-armed-during-recent-texas-traffic-stop-204838808.html

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