The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution has caused heated, if inconclusive, debate for over a century. Briefly stated, the amendment establishes the right to bear arms. In practice, though, the matter is not that simple. Some people argue that the amendment merely gives the states (or smaller groups of citizens, such as towns) the right to maintain their own militias. Others say that it protects individual people's rights to possess their own personal firearms. With gun violence on the rise in this country, the debates over this issue become more heated every year.

Question

In sentence 1, the word "inconclusive" refers to the fact that

Apeople argue over the matter without stoppingBboth of the sides seem unlikely to ever agreeCthe amendment was passed 100-plus years agoDthe debates become more heated every year

Answer 1

In sentence 1, the word "inconclusive" refers to the fact that

B both of the sides seem unlikely to ever agree.

This interpretation aligns with the context of the sentence, which highlights the ongoing and unresolved nature of the debates surrounding the Second Amendment.