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We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Gun Control)  into either SIMILAR or NOT SIMILAR. A pair of arguments is considered SIMILAR if the arguments are about the same FACET (making the same argument), and is considered NOT SIMILAR if they do not have the same FACET. A FACET is a low level issue that often reoccurs in many arguments in support of the author's stance or in attacking the other author's position.
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Sent1: It is intended to require registration of all firearms in the hopes that it will either deter or prevent felons and others who cannot have a gun in the first place from having one.
 Sent2: The first is whether a mandatory law would deter home burglaries to begin with, and the second is whether they would help prevent or deter gun theft in the event of a burglary.
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Not similar


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Sent1: The opposite of "more guns = less crime is not true" is not "more guns = more crime".
 Sent2: Muggings, burglaries, rapes, assault and battery are all examples of violent crimes that don't require a gun.
answer:
Not similar


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Sent1: It is asserted, therefore, that the D.C. gun control laws irrationally prevent only law abiding citizens from owning handguns.
 Sent2: But it appears that support for gun control is higher when people are asked about specific gun laws rather than just a general question about stricter gun control.
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Not similar