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Tags: Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Beaulah Baptist International Church, stand your ground law, laws, shooting, gun control, National Bar Association, NRA

On Thursday afternoon more than 100 people rallied a t a church in Tampa supporting the family of Trayvon Martin. Martin's parents were at the Beulah Baptist Church but didn't speak.

Many people called for a reassessment of the “stand your ground law” that allows a person being threatened to use deadly force, rather than retreat.

In the meeting organized by...