Thousands of people marched to the Florida State Capitol on Monday in a rally against the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law. Attendees included the Reverend Al Sharpton and the parents of Travyon Martin and Jordan Davis, two unarmed black teens killed in Florida in the last two years. Trayvon’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, said Florida is failing people of color, while Jordan’s mother, Lucia McBath, said the movement will refuse to back down.

Sybrina Fulton: “Florida is an 'F' state. 'F' is for Florida, because right now Florida is failing us.

Lucia McBath: “We will continue to fight. We will continue to stand. We are not going away.”

Opponents want the law’s repeal, but Florida Republicans are pushing a measure that would expand its reach. A new bill advanced last week would make it legal to fire a warning shot at a potential attacker. The NRA-backed proposal would ostensibly benefit defendants like Marissa Alexander, a black woman sentenced to 20 years in prison for firing a warning shot near her estranged husband. Alexander faces up to 60 years at her retrial. But opponents fear the expanded leeway could lead to even more shootings of unarmed people of color.