This is just a reprieve, not a pardon.
The bill will be shelved for study until next year.
IOW, the legislature has reserved the right to revisit this same bill. It isn't over, it just isn't going to happen now.
This means proponents have a year to push their agenda, use the media to try and convince gun owners (and others) they are somehow wrong, and turn the tide of public opinion against a class of inert objects.