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.

Although a federal ballistic fingerprint law may be more effective than a patchwork of state systems, the costs of creating, maintaining, and using a federal system are likely to be substantial.
Valid

Contrast this with today, where registration schemes have been used in places like new york to provide lists for seizure or surrender of firearms.
Valid

Is your point that citizens should be allowed to have guns to defend themselves from the government or that citizens should be allowed to have guns to protect themselves from other citizens?

Valid

