Which of the following statements is true?

a. Federal court opinions have called the reliability of ballistics testing into doubt.
b. Federal courts have consistently recognized the reliability of ballistics testing.
c. The reliability of ballistics testing is uniformly acknowledged by the scientific community.
d. Ballistics is accepted routinely as a matter of scientific certainty.


a. Federal court opinions have called the reliability of ballistics testing into doubt.

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