th ▁Cir . ▁ 2 0 1 6 ), ▁was ▁a ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁leg ality ▁of ▁San ▁Diego ▁County ' s ▁restrict ive ▁policy ▁regarding ▁requiring ▁documentation ▁of ▁" good ▁cause " ▁that ▁" dist ingu ish [ es ] ▁the ▁applic ant ▁from ▁the ▁main stream ▁and ▁places ▁the ▁applic ant ▁in ▁harm ' s ▁way " ▁( Cal . ▁Pen . ▁Code ▁§ § ▁ 2 6 1 5 0 , ▁ 2 6 1 5 5 ) ▁before ▁issu ing ▁a ▁conce aled ▁carry ▁permit . ▁ ▁After ▁an ▁initial ▁r uling ▁( 2 - 1 ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁held ▁that ▁the ▁Second ▁Am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution ▁protected ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁carry ▁a ▁conce aled ▁weapon , ▁the ▁court ▁re he ard ▁the ▁case ▁en ▁b anc , ▁ultimately ▁revers ing ▁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 ." ▁ ▁While ▁the ▁r uling ▁techn ically ▁applied ▁to ▁all ▁states ▁and ▁territ ories ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit , ▁it ▁only ▁applied ▁to ▁California ▁and ▁Hawai i ▁in ▁practice ▁because ▁the ▁remaining ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁N inth ▁Circ uit ' s ▁area ▁of ▁responsibility ▁have ▁either ▁Sh all - I ss ue