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>> may mr. osterman be excused? >> thank you very much, sir, you are excused. call your next witness, pleads. >> subject to recall. >> you are subject to being recalled, sir. >> the defense will call jerry russo, your honor. >> all right. we have wrapped up mark osterman's testimony. they are close friends of jrnlg zimmerman. mark osterman testifying about the weapon that george zimmerman used the weapon to shoot and kill trayvon martin. he is self-described as the best friend of george zimmerman. he is a usair marshall, a former

Both functions are done in a double action capacity with those handguns. >> and as a cal tech 9 the type of firearm where it can only be double action. >> it makes the extra trigger squeeze even harder and it's more of a firm squeeze, making it less likely to go off by accident. >> and is that one of the safety features of that gun. >> it's its greatest safety feature. >> thank you. >> any cross? >> good morning, mr. osterman. >> good morning, sir. >> i think we briefly talked about the book last time, you wrote a book along with your wife. >> that's correct. >> how many books have been sold s...

George zimmerman trial, this is the first day of the defense putting on their case. on the stand now is leeanne benjamin who's well aware of zimmerman's professional life. joining us now is lisa bloom and former criminal prosecutor keith jenkins. let's talk first about the significance of the witnesses we have had today, the fact that all of them, the osterman's, the self-described best friends of george zimmer mariman being on stand. they all say it's george on the tape. >> we have heard from six witnesses of the defense now, friends and family of george zimmerman who say that's george zimmer...

M zimmerman and my question in this trial is whether trayvon martin would have been able to see it. and now they're discussing the training that -- which is exactly how zimmerman had the gun on the day of the shooting. >> they're excusing mr. osterman. the 911 call was played in court. questions about who was screaming for help that night. from what you have seen and heard so far, lisa, does anyone have a better argument than the other about whether it was george zimmerman or trayvon martin? >> i think it's impossible for the jury to decide which camp the trayvon martin family members who say ...

Round or not. >> putting a round in the chamber and what is called topping off the magazine, because the magazine is where the bullets are. as you put that into an automatic handgun, you take that off and it goes into the chamber. i would recommend putting one more bullet into the magazine, it's always better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. >> and that advice goes for regular citizens as for law enforcement, correct? >> my wife has a concealed permit and i instruct her the same way. >> when you say training for firearms includes focusing your center of mass, what does ...