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The parents of Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin called for the repeal of Stand Your Ground during a hearing Tuesday in Washington before a human rights commission.

Davis and Martin were both teenagers killed in Florida. Their parents blamed the law for creating a culture of lawlessness even though Stand Your Ground wasnt specifically cited in the trials of the men who shot their children.

Sybrina Fulton, mother of Martin, said the law has created fear that black teenagers will be shot when theyre doing nothing wrong.

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Our teenagers have no clue what to do, Fulton said. Theyre afraid of being perceived as criminals when theyre not.

Her son was simply walking home from a convenience store, and he was shot, Fulton said.

An unarmed Martin, 17, was shot to death in Sanford by George Zimmerman after the Neighborhood Watch member became suspicious and started following him. Zimmerman was acquitted on the basis of self-defense.

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Parents of Jordan Davis and Trayvon Martin testify against Stand Your Ground law in Washington, D.C.