In one of the most emotional issues of the 1993 legislative session, Governor Richards sided with police chiefs and others in killing a proposal to allow __________
a. private citizens to legally carry handguns
b. county governments to free inmates in their jails
c. school officials to carry concealed weapons on school property
d. state legislators to bypass metal detectors at the state Capitol
Answer: a
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