By Stephanie Denardo – WUFT-FM

The task force set up by Governor Rick Scott to evaluate Florida’s stand-your-ground law held its first public hearing today. The law says that a person does not have to retreat in the face of a threat and can use deadly force if fearing danger of death or serious harm. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Stephanie Denardo spoke with Peter King, a correspondent with CBS news who was at the meeting today, about controversy over the law in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death and what the task force discussed.

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