One thing became clear during the latest meeting of the Connecticut Bar Association’s House of Delegates: No matter whether a topic is popular or controversial, some members are growing uncomfortable with the organization taking stands on social or political issues.
The House of Delegates voted 34-15 in favor of the CBA joining an amicus brief that will be submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in support of the constitutionality of Connecticut’s recently approved firearms control measures. By all accounts, the debate on July 21 was thoughtful and the mood subdued, given the gravity of the matter — the state law was approved, after all, following the massacre of two dozen students at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.
