That's what he knew about Martin. The CCW permit is not a badge. WTF would you follow someone you thought was up to no good, on drugs, and had his hand in his waistband (i.e. as if he had a weapon)?
That is beyond stupid and when you're carrying a firearm, it's at least criminally negligent because it means you're looking for trouble.
As to why Martin "attacked" Zimmerman - you're citing only Zimmerman's testimony and not just the facts from a neutral prospective.
I'd wager that if you were walking through your neighborhood to your house at night and an armed 28 year old Hispanic male started following you that you'd at least take some defensive measures (and you're not a 17 year old unarmed kid).
I'm here to tell you right now, if you are suspect walking through my grandma's neighborhood she will follow your ass while on the phone with the police also. Does that give someone the right to attack her, absolutely not. Same situation here and how did Martin know Zimmerman had his gun? So your argument is that Martin knew he was armed & still decided to fight Zimmerman? That is retarded at best.
And I'm not only sighting Zimmerman's testimony, I'm citing all the evidence which concludes that Zimmerman was NOT the aggressor. Why is that so hard for people to swallow?
And if I saw a armed man following me & I knew for a FACT he was armed I'd run the hell in the other direction, not attempt to fight him. So there is yet another theory out the window. Come on now, apply some logic & common sense.