It has been weeks since Gov. Rick Scott formed a task force to review Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law in response to growing outcry in the case against George Zimmerman.

Now, that task force has finally started getting down to business as it kicked off its inaugural meeting Tuesday in Tallahassee.

Zimmerman told investigators he shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense, prompting many to cite "Stand Your Ground," which permits people facing an imminent threat to fire on their attacker without having to retreat.

Critics have argued the law, passed in 2005 by then-Gov. Jeb Bush, is too broad.

Tuesday's meeting opened with some very pointed comments by the task force's chairwoman, Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, who told the group, "The law is not 'Stand Your Ground.'"

That's a reflection of the Scott administration's attempt to draw a line between the law and its role in the George Zimmerman case.

The special prosecutor Scott assigned to the case said the law doesn't apply.

Still, calls continue to mount to revise or repeal it.

Critics pointed to new crime figures showing justifiable homicides in Florida are up by 20 percent, and they believe "Stand Your Ground" is playing a role.

Scott has also been criticized for packing the panel with advocates of the gun lobby. But moments after Tuesday's meeting got under way, Carroll fired back.

"Out of the 19 total members on this task force, I am unaware of the other 15 members' position on this law, or if they favor or disfavor of gun laws," she said. "So it is a mischaracterization for anyone to presume that this task force is not balanced."

No big decisions or votes were expected Tuesday. The main focus for Day 1 is how the panel will go about its business and where it might hold public hearings.

The meeting also comes a day after another group took its own look at the law.

Monday, state Sen. Chris Smith, D-Fort Lauderdale, revealed the findings of his own task force, which found that people who fire their guns at others and claim self-defense should still have to face a grand jury.

"This law is being used and misused throughout courtrooms throughout the state of Florida," said Smith. "I think waiting as more publicity is out there on the Trayvon Martin case, and waiting and having more people misinterpret this law or misuse this law, I think is a public safety concern in the state of Florida."

Smith said he wants a special legislative session to make changes.

The task force will meet next on June 12th in Sanford.