Letters: Readers' opinions on George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin
16 ga0715zimmermanrally Sciarrino Mary Szacik, from Matawan, is
one of the estimated 700 people who marched on Broad Street in
Newark to condemn the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death
of Trayvon Martin. (Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledger)  Many
readers wrote to express their opinion of the verdict in the
George Zimmerman trial.  Guns are the issue  The Zimmerman trial
is reflective of bigger problems in our society. Many people
feel they are profiled due to race, attire, etc. Many people
feel the media turned this into a white/black issue, despite the
fact that Zimmerman is half Latino. Our outrage should be
focused on the amount of gun violence in our society.  Most
people killed by a gun are killed by someone from their own
race, and most gun violence is done with illegal guns. Where is
the outrage about the gun violence in Chicago, Washington, D.C.,
Los Angeles and other cities that have high levels of gun
violence? We need to be more o