When courthouse security gets to the point that judges have to be able to return fire

"Out of order!"

In the shadow of the Fulton County courthouse, Mike at Crime and Federalism has a modest proposal:

Let judges pack heat in the courtroom.

We have got to fix this, but in addition to the concerns voiced in the comments, I have one of my own:

What if the judge is drunk?

(there's also the flailing around in the robes to get to the holster to consider.)

In Idaho, I recollect that the majority of judges exercise their Second Amendment individual right to possess firearms, but just not in the courtroom. But then, they don't have to go through the metal detectors, so who really knows what's under the robe?