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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: How can a people defend themselves from the government, unless they are able to maintain the same weapons as the government has?
Sent2: Making guns illegal wouldn't solve anything except to take them away from people that want to defend themselves.
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Not similar

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Sent1: ATF then obtains the sale records which every FFL dealer is required to maintain for every firearm and learns when the gun was received by the dealer and when and to whom the particular gun was sold.
Sent2: The manufacturer tells them who the gun was shipped to, the dealer is contacted, and the dealer informs the ATF or the police of who the gun was sold to and when.
answer:
Similar

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Sent1: This is needed to prevent gun owners from covering up sales to prohibited purchasers by later claiming when those guns are traced to crime that their guns were stolen.
Sent2: Do you have any proof that would support your claim that gun owners aren't taking proper care to ensure that their guns don't get stolen?
answer:
Not similar