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Gun-toting NYC judge censured by ethics board for 'little experiment'

The judge used his own gun to test a testifying officer's claim about spotting a weapon in a shopping bag; the ethics board's censure is a formal rebuke.

On air: Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell on The Five O'Clock
Published 4:22 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by New York Post: “Gun-toting NYC judge censured by ethics board for bizarre ‘little experiment’ in court”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 4:22 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger and Chip Darnell.
Topics: NYC.

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New York PostGun-toting NYC judge censured by ethics board for bizarre ‘little experiment’ in court

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe promised you this one: a New York criminal court judge, Jeffrey Gershuny, has been censured by an ethics board after pulling out his own gun in court, according to the New York Post.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA police officer was testifying in twenty twenty-five about spotting a weapon in a suspect's shopping bag, and the judge wanted to test whether that was even possible.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHis personal gun? In the courtroom? As a visual aid?
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe board called it a little experiment, and apparently the exhibit list did not include his own firearm.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOther judges bring a gavel, and he brought the one thing that makes everyone stop objecting.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCensure is a formal rebuke, Chip. Somewhere a very quiet bailiff is updating his résumé, and the shopping bag is still a mystery.