TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- There will not be a special session to try and change Florida's stand your ground law.

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The effort needed at least three-fifths of the members to vote in favor of a special session.

The final tally was 47 for the session and 78 against, mostly along party lines.

The controversy around the law was reignited when a man was killed outside a Clearwater convenience store in July.

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