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EasterJoy
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The US government has maintained its sovereignty over US airspace. I’d absolutely expect them to shoot down any surveillance devices that do not conform to its rules without bothering to find out who owns the offending device. It is not as if there could be innocent but clueless human life at stake.
Below 500 feet, so far the property owner seems to have sovereignty to shoot down unmanned airborne trespassers:
wdrb.com/story/30354128/judge-dismisses-charges-for-man-who-shot-down-drone
Laws vary by jurisdiction, but I think it is safe to say you can expect anything or anyone trespassing on US military installations to get a “shoot first ask questions later” reception.
Below 500 feet, so far the property owner seems to have sovereignty to shoot down unmanned airborne trespassers:
wdrb.com/story/30354128/judge-dismisses-charges-for-man-who-shot-down-drone
Laws vary by jurisdiction, but I think it is safe to say you can expect anything or anyone trespassing on US military installations to get a “shoot first ask questions later” reception.
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Brassring
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The only thing that is news about this is that it took so long, or that people honestly assumed they WOULDN’T shoot them down.
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Xystus
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“The Pentagon has given US military bases permission to shoot down or otherwise destroy consumer drones flying overhead and nearby.”
The only thing i find suprising about this is that they seemingly did not have permission to do this before.
The only thing i find suprising about this is that they seemingly did not have permission to do this before.
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edwest2
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I have said it before. Civilians should never have access to drones. With law enforcement and firefighting, I can see situations where keeping track of the bad guys or observing a fire to help save those trapped and getting more intel to firefighters as good, but drones are not toys.
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AnnArbor
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Bugbear
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About time!
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PaulfromIowa
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Target practice!
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7_Sorrows
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ProdglArchitect
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I disagree. Drones can serve very useful functions outside of military and police applications. My company uses them all the time for aerial site photography and finished building photography. They’re also useful for getting images to let people know what the views look like from a given level of a potential building.
They’re also quite fun for hobbyists. My dad and I both have drones and we enjoy flying them and seeing what our houses look like from above. It’s just fun to see things as birds see them. Is there potential for abuse? Sure. But that doesn’t mean that no private citizens should have access.
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EasterJoy
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Not quite the Darwinian potential as personal jet packs.
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Ridgerunner
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Cattlemen out west where ranches are huge and cattle widely scattered, use them to keep track of their cattle. But they wouldn’t be bothering anybody either.
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ProdglArchitect
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Or those wing suits. I would love to try those, but I know I’d wind up dead XD
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Exiled_Child
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Yeah, and hang gliding over military installations might also be counterproductive to a long life.
LeafByNiggle
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Do you make a distinction between drones and old-fashioned radio-controlled model airplanes? They have been a consumer item for at least 40 years. They were never as popular as drones because they had no on-board intelligence and required a good deal of skill and eye contact to fly them. Responsible R/C hobbyists confined their flying to designated open fields.
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Brassring
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I really have no problem with people having radio-controlled helicopters with cameras attached. That’s really all a civilian market drone is.
Either we’re (nominally) a free country, or we’re not.
Either we’re (nominally) a free country, or we’re not.
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OraLabora
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Drones have been a huge problem in Canada, being used to deliver contraband to prisons among other things, and interfering with air traffic being another big problem. When I was still active as a pilot I never encountered one though, but was alert for them as they were a growing problem.
I don’t own any firearms but if I did I wouldn’t hesitate to shoot any down that were intruding on my privacy.
If people are stupid enough to fly drones near airports, sensitive installations, or a nude sunbather’s back yard, they should expect their drone to have a very short lifespan.
I don’t own any firearms but if I did I wouldn’t hesitate to shoot any down that were intruding on my privacy.
If people are stupid enough to fly drones near airports, sensitive installations, or a nude sunbather’s back yard, they should expect their drone to have a very short lifespan.
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Theo520
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I think it’s highly unlikely they would shoot down drones in the conventional sense, high risk of collateral damage from rifle or anti aircraft ammo that missed the target.
The military is probably set to deploy their new anti-drone tech that uses lasers to disable commercial drones.
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M-Dent
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It’s more likely Radio Frequency (RF) to disable commercial drones.
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