We would like you to assess the QUALITY of each of the following argument (discussing Gun Control) and determine if the argument is Valid or Invalid. A valid argument is clearly interpretable and either expresses an argument, or a premise or a conclusion that can be used in an argument for the topic of gun control. An invalid argument is a phrase that cannot be interpreted as an argument or not on the topic of gun control.
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Question: Americans used guns initially as tools for individual self-protection and hunting, but by the time of the American Revolution, firearms became symbols of citizenship, intimately tied to defending political rights.

Answer: Valid


Question: In Jan 2003 the office in charge of public saftey was caught purposely fudging the statistics.

Answer: Valid


Question: How can a people defend themselves from the government, unless they are able to maintain the same weapons as the government has?

Answer:
Valid