As the Supreme Court has recently (belatedly) recognized, the right to keep AND BEAR arms is a fundamental human right, as the natural extension of the right to self defense.  No human government has the authority to abridge that right.  

Aside from the fundamental principles involved, an honest look at the pragmatic concerns shows that the history of gun control, as a means of crime control, is a dismal failure.   No restriction of arms by governments ever helped honest citizens.  It does not make them safer, rather, it empowers criminals, both of the governmental and private varieties.

I urge you to pass this rule, and dismantle this long-standing abridgment of human rights.  Do not cater to the cowardly and misinformed who think that guns are inherently evil.