With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". forth in § 925(c). The sole, dispositive question, then, is whether the ATF “denied” McHugh’s petition. The district court held that “the Secretary’s refusal to entertain any applications for a permit during the past six years because Congress has precluded its use of funds to investigate or act upon such applications is unquestionably a de facto denial.” McHugh, 49 F.Supp.2d at 111. The district court is not alone in holding this view. See Bean v. United States, 89 F.Supp.2d 828, 837 (E.D.Tex.2000) (“[T]his Court holds that inaction by the ATF constitutes a defacto denial of an application such that a United States district court may consider a petition for judicial review of the denial.”); cf. Rice v. United States, Dep’t of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms, 68 F.3d 702, 709 (3d Cir.1995) (<HOLDING>); Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Hardin,

A: holding that federal prisoners need not exhaust their administrative remedies before filing suit in federal court
B: holding that defendant seeking credit for time served must exhaust administrative remedies within the department of corrections prior to seeking judicial relief
C: holding that persons seeking restoration of federal firearms privileges need not exhaust administrative remedies to invoke the judicial review provision of section 925c
D: holding that section 925c authorizes judicial review of only the denial of an application for relief
C.