Seems reasonable to me.
Anytime you bring a firearm into a crime, even lacking the intent to use it against anyone, there is a chance that it will discharge accidentally or cause someone to react violently to the threat on their own life.
Chief Justice Roberts had it right in the majority opinion:
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Those criminals wishing to avoid the penalty for an inadvertent discharge can lock or unload the firearm, handle it with care during the underlying violent or drug trafficking crime, leave the gun at home, or —best yet—avoid committing the felony in the first place.
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