Fresco says after the shot was fire, he told the table to carry on as if nothing had happened. Fresco says Pistorius passed the gun back to him saying "there's too much media hype around me, please can you take the rap for me." Fresco said he would, "with pleasure" because they were friends.
Pistorius has been looking at Fresco as he's been testifying and writing notes. He just passed a note to his legal team.
Fresco says there isn't a safety clip on a Glock 27. He says there's a hairline trigger that needs to be decompressed and then pulled through for the weapon to fire.
Fresco says that as he passed him the gun, he told Pistorius that there was "one up" - meaning there was a bullet in the chamber.
Fresco says he thought Pistorius was competent with guns based on his "big love for weapons."
Fresco says that Pistorius asked him to pass him his gun. Fresco's gun is a Glock 27, a 40 caliber weapon. Fresco doesn't know why Pistorius asked to see his gun.
The table is in a corner of the restaurant.
Fresco is being shown photographs of Tasha's restaurant and the table where they sat.
Pistorius was handling Fresco's gun when it went off at Tasha's restaurant.
Fresco went back to the scene with captain van Aardt. The photos being shown in court are from that day.
Fresco is identifying where they were pulled over. Court is being shown a photograph of a traffic light outside of Johannesburg.
Fresco says it felt like his ear was bleeding and his ear was ringing. Pistorius laughed.
Fresco says that while they were driving, without warning, Pistorius shot his gun through the sunroof.
After he was issued with a speeding fine, Fresco says they left. Fresco says Pistorius was furious someone else had touched his gun.
Fresco says more police arrived on the scene, saying they'd been trying to catch up with their car.
Fresco says he searched the car for the bullet and gave it back to Pistorius once he'd found it.
In the meantime, a police officer was checking Pistorius' gun license. The police mispronounced Pistorius' name and he corrected them.
Fresco says the officer cleared the gun of the bullet that was "one up" - in the chamber. The bullet ejected into the seat. Fresco says Pistorius told the officer "your bullets are all over my gun so if anything happens with it you'll be liable."
Fresco is describing when he was pulled over for speeding with Pistorius and Taylor in the car. They were coming back from the Vaal river.
Fresco met Pistorius on a 'breakfast run' - when cars go out for a drive on a Sunday morning. He also knows Reeva Steenkamp and Samantha Taylor (Pistorius' ex-girlfriend)
Fresco is being called in relation to count three against Pistorius. Count three is the contravention of the firearms control act.
Fresco's name has already been brought up a few times during the trial - he was at Tasha's restaurant when a gun Pistorius was holding discharged. He was also present when Pistorius shot a gun out of the sunroof of a car.
Court is back in session after tea. Darren Fresco is called to the witness stand. He doesn't want to be shown on camera.
Fresco says after the shot was fire, he told the table to carry on as if nothing had happened. Fresco says Pistorius passed the gun back to him saying "there's too much media hype around me, please can you take the rap for me." Fresco said he would, "with pleasure" because they were friends.
