The Rev. Al Sharpton led a group of several hundred people on a march Monday to the state Capitol to protest Florida's 'Stand Your Ground' law.
The father of Trayvon Martin, the teenager killed by George Zimmerman in 2012, and the family of Marissa Alexander, who was sentenced to 20 years for firing a gun near her estranged husband, joined in the march.
Activists are urging lawmakers to re-evaluate the Stand Your Ground law hoping for the law to be repealed altogether. Others are asking for changes such as restrictions and training for neighborhood watch volunteers.
Stand Your Ground jumped into the spot-light during the George Zimmerman trial even though Zimmerman did not use Stand Your Ground as the defense.
Florida law says people who are not involved in illegal activity have the right to stand their ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if they reasonably believe it's necessary to avoid death or great bodily harm.
After the trial, protestors sat in the state’s capital for weeks. Last week, state lawmakers banned sit-in protests at the capital.
Republican Senator David Simmons is still backing the law but is sponsoring proposed changes to it.
“It emphasizes that if you are the person that provoked the force, you are not entitled to Stand Your Ground,” said Simmons.
The changes Senator Simmons has proposed are scheduled to be under review this month by the Criminal Justice Committee.
It was just last year that a government task force that reviewed the law, said it should not be overturned and should be kept as-is.