Longford solicitor shoots judge in court

[mike65]

Pity it wasn't the other way round.

http://www.longfordleader.ie/news/Ju...tol.5656261.jp

Judge John Neilan was accidentally shot by an air pistol during a Family Law hearing in Longford earlier this week.

The accident happened when a solicitor was exhibiting an air pistol during the court hearing. The weapon was inadvertently discharged, firing a pellet which struck the judge.

The judge was not seriously injured in the incident and, in fact, it is understood that he continued to hear the court case. The incident occurred during a Family Law hearing on Tuesday in front of around half a dozen shocked witnesses. The media are excluded from Family Law cases and as a result, details of the incident have only emerged today, Thursday.

[Bryn]

You would think that the pistol would have been checked to make sure it was empty before being brought into the court!

[ejmaztec]

Longford must be like Afghanistan...............

[Earthhorse]

Originally Posted by Bryn

You would think that the pistol would have been checked to make sure it was empty before being brought into the court!

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

[Moonbaby]

Originally Posted by ejmaztec

Longford must be like Afghanistan...............

So that is the point of a Burka!

[chin_grin]

Originally Posted by Earthhorse

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

Airsoft that'a way ->

[weeder]

Originally Posted by chin_grin

Airsoft that'a way ->

too bad he wasnt shot with an airsoft gun then isnt it.

[testicle]

Originally Posted by Earthhorse

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

take the round(s) out of it

[Magnus]

I heard about this case.

After the solicitor shot the judge he went "****, it's an airgun" and ran up to the judge and bludgeoned him to death with it!

[Daroxtar]

Originally Posted by Bryn

You would think that the pistol would have been checked to make sure it was empty before being brought into the court!

[Trojan911]

Originally Posted by Earthhorse

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

Er.... fire it????

[That_Guy]

Originally Posted by Earthhorse

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

Sucking all of the air out of the world. DUH!!

[Poor Uncle Tom]

I think he was proposing to the judge at the time......

[humanji]

Originally Posted by Earthhorse

It's an air pistol though; how the hell you gonna empty that?

The same way you do an normal gun. You look down the barrel and pull the trigger to see if there's any bullets in there. Have you learned nothing from Wile E. Coyote?

I've a sneaking suspicion that this is going to be used as an excuse for a furthur clampdown on air pistols, airsoft devices, paint guns and anything else that isn't actually dangerous but can make Fianna Fail look like they care by banning them.

[sherdydan]

ahh its a good thing anyways... that judge neilan is a w****r. everyone here in athlone town hates him