A federal appeals panel ruled that California’s near-total ban on openly carrying firearms in public is unconstitutional.

The Ninth Circuit struck down the law preventing permits to openly carry guns in counties over 200,000 people, citing the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen decision, which emphasizes historical Second Amendment rights over public safety concerns.

The 2-1 decision was authored by Trump appointee Lawrence VanDyke, with Kenneth Lee concurring and George W. Bush appointee N. Randy Smith partially dissenting.

The case was brought in 2019 by Mark Baird of Siskiyou County, who was denied an open-carry permit despite living in a small county, Politico has reported.

California’s Department of Justice said it is reviewing the ruling and exploring options to defend the state’s gun laws.