Manx

Here's my theory:

The reason for this law is that there are a lot of Florida legislators who think as you: that people being attacked are overly limited in their options. That there is no evidence that this is true and that instead of supplying evidence, you have supplied emotionally-appealing, exceptionally rare and certainly questionable "examples" doesn't seem to have any bearing on the quantity of legislators making these types of baseless decisions.

In other words, like you, many Florida legislators have convinced themselves that there is a problem where there is no problem and have enacted laws to fix this non-existent problem. In the process, they, as you, are advocating violence over avoidance.