2 0 1 4 ▁decision ▁is ▁written ▁by ▁D iar mu id ▁O ' Sc ann lain , ▁with ▁Cons uel o ▁María ▁Cal la han ▁joining ▁and ▁Sid ney ▁Run yan ▁Thomas ▁diss ent ing , ▁and ▁aff ir med ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁responsible , ▁law - ab iding ▁citizens ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁hand gun ▁in ▁public ▁for ▁law ful ▁self - def ense . ▁The ▁primary ▁pla int iff , ▁Edward ▁Per uta , ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁att or ne ys ▁Paul ▁Neu har th , ▁Jr . ▁from ▁San ▁Diego ▁and ▁Ch uck ▁Michel ▁from ▁Long ▁Beach . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁California ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Kam ala ▁Harris ▁file d ▁a ▁pet ition ▁for ▁en ▁b anc ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁decision . ▁As ▁the ▁state ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁formal ▁party ▁of ▁the ▁case , ▁her ▁action ▁is ▁not ▁an ▁appeal , ▁but ▁merely ▁a ▁request ▁that ▁the ▁full ▁court ▁re - he ar ▁the ▁case ▁en - ban c ▁on ▁its ▁own ▁initi ative ▁( su a ▁sp onte ). ▁The ▁court ▁denied ▁Harris ' ▁pet ition ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁announced ▁that ▁a ▁judge ▁on ▁the ▁circuit ▁made ▁a ▁sua ▁sp onte ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁vote ▁on ▁whether ▁the ▁case ▁should ▁be ▁re he ard ▁en ▁b anc . ▁The ▁court ▁gave ▁the ▁parties ,