As the newly appointed task force begins to review the law, I believe its work must occur within the framework of protecting Floridians' right to lawfully defend themselves. Florida's comprehensive and robust gun rights laws are not rooted in partisanship or secured by lobbyists; they are founded on the right to bear arms clearly enumerated in our U.S. Constitution and our Florida Constitution. When some pundits and activists mock our laws, they conveniently omit the undeniable reduction in violent crime rates in our state.