O, Canada

Judge accidentally fires gun in court

GATINEAU, Que. -- For the first time in its history, a weapon was fired inside a courtroom at the Gatineau courthouse yesterday.

But the man who inadvertently pulled the trigger was the Quebec court judge presiding over the case.

I have to admit, at first I thought this was another case of the "Only Ones", but no. It's not even about a firearm (emphasis mine):

Judge Real Lapointe was hearing evidence in a home invasion trial yesterday morning when he asked to see the weapon - an air pistol - to see if the grip was still intact or had been damaged when the victim was allegedly pistol whipped.

The judge later told a reporter that while handling the weapon, the pistol appeared to become "unjammed."

He shot a BB in the air, which in Canada, warrants an alarmist headline and "shock":

The incident caught the entire courtroom off guard and after the initial shock wore off, Lapointe put the weapon and the ammo back into a plastic evidence bag.

Where it waited, biding its time until it would once more be free, free to wreak havoc on the unsuspecting populace!

Oy - freakin - Vey.