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.

[Q]: 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.
[A]: Valid


[Q]: Every fear of theirs is there in your positions; you use the words to invent a regulating power, you use the words to erect strict conditioning and qualifications on the right merely recognized and secured by the Amendment.
[A]: Valid


[Q]: Myth No. 12: Automatic rifles and so-called assault weapons are too dangerous to be left in private hands.
[A]:
Valid