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

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The parents of two teenagers whose killings are at the center of the debate on Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground offered testimony today at a hearing before an international human rights commission.

Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, and Ron Davis, the father of Jordan Davis testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) as part of three days of hearings on a range of issues.

Ron Davis, father of Jordan Davis, speaks before members of the The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights as Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, looks on.
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"Never mind that your child or your loved one was unarmed. It's what I think they had," Davis said of the law.

"You don't have to have a weapon, as long as I think you have a weapon, then it's reasonable to the shooter, and that's all they need to prove."