[green iguana]

This was a 3 judge appeals court ruling. 3 out of the how ever many judges it is that make up the DC Circuit. If it's appealed and heard 'en banc' that means that all of the judges of the DC Circuit (minus the 3 who's ruling is being appealed) will hear the case.

With just a touch of sarcasm, what this means is that the only 2 members of the DC Circuit who likely believe that the 2nd Amendment is an individual right will have to sit out the appeal...

[zendari]

Doesn't seem like this ruling is important enough to merit an en banc ruling.

The DC circuit isn't the 9th. It's fairly conservative, and hopefully we can get 1 more judge on there.

[El Gato]

If it's appealed and heard 'en banc' that means that all of the judges of the DC Circuit (minus the 3 who's ruling is being appealed) will hear the case.

That would not be an appeal, just a en banc hearing.

I don't think the judges who comprised the original panel are generally excluded from the en banc hearing, but I'm not real certain of that The district will likely ask for one, if they haven't already. The circuit court might deny that request, leaving the District's only choice, unless they want to defy the courts, to be to appeal to the Supreme Court. Again the Supreme Court can deny the appeal, in which case the ruling stands, but only applies in the DC circuit. If they hear the case and uphold the ruling, then it applies to the whole country, and we win a big battle bu the war to defend the second amendment will go on.

If the Supremes reverse, the second amendment is a dead letter, and we might as well get it on now, not later when we are disarmed, which with demonrats in charge of Congress will happen sooner rather than later.