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Florida authorities, meanwhile, have picked 17 people to tackle a heated question brought on by the killing of Martin: whether the state's "stand your ground law" should be changed.
The task force, whose membership was announced Thursday, will hear impassioned arguments and testimony from residents at public meetings across the state.
"We're not walking into this with any preconceived notions," Republican Gov. Rick Scott said at a news conference. If there are "logical changes to be made," he said, the task force "will provide those."
It will pass along recommendations to the governor and the legislature.
The group will review Florida Statute Chapter 776, which deals with justifiable use of force, including the "stand your ground" provision.
The law allows people to use deadly force when they feel a reasonable threat of death or serious injury. Critics and defenders of the law have argued over just what it allows, when it applies, and whether it achieves its intended effect.
The task force, whose membership was announced Thursday, will hear impassioned arguments and testimony from residents at public meetings across the state.
"We're not walking into this with any preconceived notions," Republican Gov. Rick Scott said at a news conference. If there are "logical changes to be made," he said, the task force "will provide those."
It will pass along recommendations to the governor and the legislature.
The group will review Florida Statute Chapter 776, which deals with justifiable use of force, including the "stand your ground" provision.
The law allows people to use deadly force when they feel a reasonable threat of death or serious injury. Critics and defenders of the law have argued over just what it allows, when it applies, and whether it achieves its intended effect.
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