Stand Your Ground Law, Travyon Martin: George Zimmerman Trial, Not Guilty Verdict, Changes to Law? NAACP Petitions DOJ

The verdict has come in and George Zimmerman has been found not-guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. Zimmerman was a neighborhood watch in his Florida town when he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The trial, which has been taking place the last month or so has sparked heated debate over race, profiling, and the stand your ground law that Zimmerman used as his defense. In the end, the six woman jury felt the state didn't prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Zimmerman wasn't defending himself. As a result of Zimmerman being able to walk free, Florida's stand your ground law is coming under severe scrutiny.

Civil rights group, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), is petitioning the Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman. A petition from NAACP president Ben Jealous to Attorney General Eric Holder reads:

"The Department of Justice has closely monitored the State of Florida's prosecution of the case against George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin murder since it began. Today, with the acquittal of George Zimmerman, it is time for the Department of Justice to act.

The most fundamental of civil rights-the right to life-was violated the night George Zimmerman stalked and then took the life of Trayvon Martin. We ask that the Department of Justice file civil rights charges against Mr. Zimmerman for this egregious violation.

Please address the travesties of the tragic death of Trayvon Martin by acting today."

There also has been a lot of debate over Florida's stand-your-ground law, which the state passed in 2005. The law allows people who feel they are in imminent danger to use deadly force to defend themselves. George Zimmerman claimed that Trayvon Martin had attacked him, and he had to shoot Martin in order to protect himself.

It seems that the controversial law may come under fire, not only in Florida, but across the nation. Do you think the law should be taken away? Comment below with your thoughts.