As I have noted here before, in addition to my usual bag of tricks, I am presently serving as president of the Connecticut Bar Association. The job comes with a requirement of infinite patience and a thick skin. At a recent meeting, one member accused us of having a crisis in leadership. This was after I had been in charge for 21 days. That must be some sort of a record!

Some may have heard that the organization recently decided to sign on to a brief at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit defending the post-Newtown changes to Connecticut gun laws. As you might imagine, this was a hot issue. Nothing touches the American soul more than a discussion about the Second Amendment. And as expected, there were strong voices for and against our participating in the matter.

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