There's a debate about whether Zimmerman should have been carrying

[Atypical Liberal]

36. Read the law - it does not allow that.

Note that the Florida Stand Your Ground law, like many other states, does not allow the claim of self-defense in situations that you initiate.

Zimmerman probably will be shown to have initiated the confrontation and a case will probably be made that Martin feared for his safety.

The only problem with SYG laws is that there is a possibility that two innocent people could conceivably view each other both as reasonable threats to their safety. This may be what happened here.

Martin legitimately feared for his safety by being stalked by a stranger, and Zimmerman may have legitimately feared for his safety if Martin preemptively attacked him.

Note my use of "may have" and "if", because the evidence is becoming slim that Martin ever attacked Zimmerman.