> With the Ninth Circus, it ain’t over ‘til it’s over en banc. <
Right you are. This latest ruling was just made by a three-judge panel, two of whom are rather conservative. I predict that the entire Ninth Circuit will take this up, and they will overturn this panel’s ruling.
That’s just the way the Ninth Circuit rolls (until Trump can get a few of his own picks on it).
If they do that it will certainly be appealed to SCOTUS and with Kavanaugh seated it will be 5-4. We will have open carry nationwide. Ergo, not just Hawaii and California but also Illinois, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Connecticut will have it rammed right down their throats too. And there will be no appeal.
So by all means gun grabbers, bring it on.
If I understand it correctly, since the 9th ruled against concealed carry in the Peruta case the panel ruled that open carry must be legal because the right to bear arms will be infringed if it isn’t. If the en banc rules against open carry after already ruling against concealed carry it will go directly against the McDonald decision and likely get overturned at the SCOTUS. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.