The two positions are indeed compatible. Someone is pro-life if he or she values human life and is against the unlawful taking of life. Someone is pro-gun if they believe that individuals in our country have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms for protection, and that taking a life in defense of myself or my family is a legitimate action for me to take. Such defense, even to the point of using lethal force in that defense is legitimate. Such action is a reasonable response to a threat against my life or the life of another, and holding the position that firearms should be allowed and protected under the laws of our land is, in and of itself, not contradictory to a pro-life stance. Under the circumstances given, such an action is a legitimate, lawful, taking of a life, though certainly a tragic one.
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