TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Sent1: Within the United States, rural areas have higher rates of gun ownership and lower rates of murder, whites have higher rates of gun ownership than blacks and much lower murder rates.
Sent2: The states with the higher numbers of minorities have the higher rates of gun control because they claim they have more crime.

SOLUTION: Not similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: People that defend the right to bear arms that demand laws that punish criminals by keeping them in prison thus keeping guns away from them.
Sent2: Making guns illegal wouldn't solve anything except to take them away from people that want to defend themselves.

SOLUTION: Not similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: In some states, some guns are just not allowed and it sticks as a law.
Sent2: No, but they might like to challenge the conclusion that states with less strict firearm laws are more often the source of guns used in crimes, in other states, than guns from states with stricter gun laws.

SOLUTION:
Not similar