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That you have to intentionally put your finger on the trig. depress it all the way to the rear. has a harmer block safety and the only way to defeat a hammer block safety on any firearm is to press and hold the trigger all the way to the rear. so in and of themselves a lot of people misconstrue because not an external safety it's not a safe firearm. that's not accurate. a firearm is as safe as the person holdinging it so if you're not putting your hand on the trigger and squeezing it can be a safe weapon. this particular weapon does have an external safety which is a hammer block safety and ha...

Line of argument would be totally unpersuasive. but to someone unsophisticated in the juice use of firearms, it could be risky. >> reporter: of the six jurors, four have family members that own guns. one used to have a concealed weapons permit. the hand guns are popular in this part of florida. the home office is only about 60 miles away from where george zimmerman used to live. we contacted them for information on the pf-9. they did not reply. david mattingly, cnn, sanford, florida. >> that's one of the things we'll be watching, how the prosecution tries to use those facts. let's get caught u...

More now on what we know about this type of gun. >> reporter: listen, if you're following the george zimmerman case, you probably heard this sound before. [ gunfire ] that's the sound of a shot from a pf-9 hand gun, just like the one caught on a 911 call the moment george zimmerman killed trayvon martin. >> there's gunshots. >> you just heard gunshots? >> yes. >> reporter: zimmerman carried the gun legally. but prosecutors seem to suggest he was doing more than that. >> it wasn't necessary for the defendant to rack it to load a round. it was ready to go. >> reporter: zimmerman walls carrying t...

David mattingly on what prosecutors may be trying to prove with zimmerman's use of it. >> reporter: listen, if you're following the george zimmerman case, you probably heard this sound before. [ gunfire ] that's the sound of a shot from a keltic pf-9 handgun, just like the one caught on a 911 call the moment george zimmerman killed trayvon martin. >> there's gunshots. >> you just heard gunshots? >> yes. >> reporter: zimmerman carried the gun legally. but prosecutors seem to suggest he was doing more than that. >> it wasn't necessary for the defendant to rack it to load a round. it was ready to...

The concrete several times. >> yelled for help and tried to smother -- >> who yelled for help? >> i did. >> and then what? >> he smothered my mouth and nose. when he did that, i tried to slide out and squirm. and i realiesizzed, my shirt ca up, i felt his hand slide up my right side and he said, you're going it die. that's when i grabbed it. i don't know if it was away from him, i just -- >> he was going for your gun? >> yes, sir. >> what kind of gun was it? >> pf 9. >> okay. automatic? >> yes, sir. >> what kind of ammunition. >> i think hollow. >> what happened then? >> i shot him. >> did you...