According to the textbook, which of the following is true about gun control?

a. Police are unified in a fight against allowing citizens to carry concealed firearms.
b. Gun control statutes typically prohibit felons, but not the mentally ill, from owning guns.
c. Police are concerned about the 2nd Amendment because its interpretation determines to some extent the number of citizens who have access to and permission to carry weapons.
d. Only 10 states now allow some form of concealed carrying of firearms.


c. Police are concerned about the 2nd Amendment because its interpretation determines to some extent the number of citizens who have access to and permission to carry weapons.

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