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Today marks 44 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis. It’s been 39 days since Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in Sanford. Protestors are angry there’s been no arrest in the Martin case. As Whitney Ray tells us, they took their frustration to the state capitol today to remember King’s death and to call for action in the Martin case.

Wearing hoods in 80 degree weather and walking up hill, shouting all the way these protestors marched to the Florida State Capitol. Their message is clear.

They want to see George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed 17 year old Trayvon Martin, behind bars. It’s been more than a month since Zimmerman told police he shot Martin in self-defense and was released.

These protestors say seeking justice for Martin is an uphill battle, but add the protests and rallies will continue until Zimmerman is arrested.

This is Cynthia Calhoun’s second rally. She lives 20 miles outside Sanford and decided to participate in the march to the capitol for two reason, to support the Martin family and for the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.

“Dr. King was doing this in the 1960s and here we are in 2012 doing the same thing over again. When is it going to stop,” asked Calhoun.

Once the crowd arrived at the capitol, they called for the Stand Your Ground Law to be repealed. Since its adoption in 2005, justifiable homicides have nearly tripled. Former State Senator Al Lawson voted for the law, but now says that was a mistake.

“We didn’t really read the bill all the way through and an interpretation in a subsection of the bill is where all the problem is,” said Lawson.

There are differing opinions about what justice in the Martin case looks like, but most of the protestors agree, it begins with an arrest. State Senator Chris Smith is holding a task force meeting on Stand Your Ground tomorrow in Ft. Lauderdale. Governor Rick Scott has named a task force, but they’re not scheduled to meet until the Martin investigation is completed.