6 November—When I first saw pictures of Leora Levy earlier this year, I was reminded of Peppermint Patty in the Peanuts comic strip. This is offered not as a comment or critique, but merely as an observation on Leora’s appearance. I guess it’s the way she does her hair.

Governor Ned Lamont and his equally misguided attorney general, William Tong, appear to be daring the courts to rule that Connecticut’s restrictions on firearms—in particular assault-style rifles and ten-round-plus magazines—are unconstitutional. The Supreme Court opened the door for that with its ruling on New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen in June and Second Amendment advocates appear to be taking full advantage of a Constitution-friendly SCOTUS majority.

State courts are likely to support Ned, as are the federal district court and especially the Second Circuit. But you never can tell—they’ve all surprised us every now and then.

Federal judges have been even more supportive of gun rights than I’d have expected. Last month, for instance, a judge ruled a federal law that prohibits possession of a firearm with a filed-off serial number was unconstitutional—even though the law is useful and “desirable for our society.” Would that judge apply the same standard to so-called ghost guns?

So Ned Lamont and William Tong are wasting taxpayer money and embarrassing themselves dissing the Supreme Court and the Constitution. Can they be hoping to impress voters with their disregard of the law? In Connecticut you never know.

Yet another reason to vote Lamont and his pals out of office while we still have the chance, before they can do even more damage than they’ve wreaked already . . .