LolaMoon08
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If Zimmerman did pull the gun first, I'd say you're correct. He loses his right to SYG because he made the first aggressive action - pulling a weapon out/showing it in a threatening manner (which is, itself, a crime). It's also entirely possible that Martin felt the gun/saw the gun when he was allegedly on top of Zimmerman, though.
It's possible, but I think the whole "He reached for his phone" was actually "He reached for his gun." I don't believe George had the time or even the thought of putting his phone away while expecting a call back from LE at any time. I believe the phone was most likely still in his hand. It would also be interesting to know where his phone was when police arrived... I'm thinking that it was probably somewhere on the ground as he couldn't call 911 himself.
MOO