▁and ▁any ▁Am ici ▁cur iae , ▁ 2 1 ▁days ▁to ▁file ▁brief s ▁setting ▁forth ▁their ▁positions ▁whether ▁the ▁case ▁should ▁be ▁re he ard ▁en ▁b anc . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁announced ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁hear ▁the ▁case , ▁along ▁with ▁Rich ards ▁v . ▁Pri eto , ▁en ▁b anc , ▁including ▁setting ▁aside ▁the ▁original ▁r ul ings ▁in ▁the ▁cases ▁and ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁case ▁law . ▁The ▁cases ▁were ▁argued ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁en ▁b anc ▁court ▁revers ed ▁the ▁lower ▁court ▁r uling , ▁saying ▁that ▁" there ▁is ▁no ▁Second ▁Am end ment ▁right ▁for ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁to ▁carry ▁conce aled ▁fire ar ms ▁in ▁public ." ▁▁ ▁The ▁en ▁b anc ▁r uling ▁did ▁not ▁address ▁the ▁constitution ality ▁of ▁restrictions ▁on ▁open ▁carry , ▁leaving ▁that ▁matter ▁open ▁to ▁potential ▁future ▁lit ig ation . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁pla int iff - app ell ants ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁for ▁a ▁full - court ▁re - he aring . ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁denied ▁the ▁pet ition ▁for