Another drone shooting. This is not going to go away.

[TIMETRIPPER]

The article states that at times it was flying as low as 10' from the ground. At that height a good garden hose should bring it down. Knocking it down with a blast from a shot gun was just stupid... but I like the effect. But he was in his own yard and the drone was intrusive. Ideally, he should get his fingers rapped with a ruler and the drone owners denied any financial compensation. WTH, charge them with public harassment as well, or whatever would suffice.
At the end of that story link was a video news report on how numerous drones were interfering with fire fighting out in California, keeping rescue and firefighting helicopters from safely preforming their duties.
What's the saying about technology... "designed by geniuses to be operated by idiots".
It certainly applies here.

John

 

[star1]

I like the idea of using a water hose, most people have the right to water their lawn and sometimes a hose just goes crazy !

 

[BigBill]

Invasion of privacy.

Spying on the mans daughters and the neighbors daughters in there backyards at there pools. Perverts with drones and recording videos.

If it was over Area 51 or a government restricted air space would it be any different?

The areas that drones can access is limitless. No government laws yet?

 

[Engine49guy]

Water is the solution , anyone that complains you knocked their drone down with you garden hose is going to sound crazy and water is harmless coming down as droplets that water the lawn .

In my case there is nothing to see in my fenced backyard that warrants a 5 minute hover and its more like someone watching you from a ladder in a tree next door over your fence.....well at least since the stripper GF that used to nude sunbathe out back moved out ha ha ....(Darn)...
Of course maybe my sexy body gardening in a sexy pink negligee, Mexican sombrero and army boots is more of what they enjoy ?

 

[prplbkrr]

People are "spied on" with cameras every day of their life. If they think they aren't, they're living in a fantasy world.

True enough. When I step out in public, I expect to give up some privacy. That cannot be avoided. Cameras are everywhere. Traffic, security, cell phones.

But when I am at home, I EXPECT TOTAL PRIVACY. And I will defend that right by any means I see fit.

Fly your drone over the park, lake, or shopping center. They are public places. Fine by me. Go ahead and fly over my property. I won't care.

But stop and hover to snoop around my place, I am havin' grilled drone for dinner.

 

[Watchdog]

But your Honor, there is a kid who fixed a drone to shoot a handgun that went virile on the internet.

It went virile? And on the Internet? The drone somehow developed masculine traits and a strong sex drive?

 

[wbraswell]

I am thinking about the tank destroyers in WWII. Really they were just tanks with an anti-tank gun and less armor. How about drone destroyers? A simple little fast hard-headed drone for crashing into other drones. Sounds cool to me, demo derby in the air. I really like the potato cannon idea.

 

[Watchdog]

But when I am at home, I EXPECT TOTAL PRIVACY.

Good luck with that. Probably be a good idea to stay off the Internet and stop using e-mail to communicate with friends and family. Might ought to think about trashing your cell phone, too...ever hear of Stingray? Your cell phone is just a fancy little high tech walkie-talkie.

 

[Pondoro]

I'd love to see drones rammed or shot down with water, paintballs, two tennis balls connected by a piece of cord. Anything but a firearm. The firearm owner will always become the "maniac" in the news.

 

[TexasArmed]

I guess most of you gunslingers have no idea how a drone works.
First of all if a drone is hovering 100ft above your property, does not necessarily means spying on your sexy body. Drones also used to video a scenery at an horizontal angle. Like if you are standing on a bridge it doesn't mean you are filming the bridge itself. You will be filming the city skyline!

Maybe it's a drone used by a realtor to show the neighborhood or maybe the outline of the next door property which is listed for sale.

I understand your fury if you see a drone 5 ft away from your teenager daughter's window. But still, even under that circumstance you need to find a way to bring it down without firing a shot in a populated area.

I didn't realize some of you were so sensitive about your privacy to a level that you'll agree that firing a weapon is ok towards a non-life threatening object.

What if your neighbor's teenager son on their roof looking towards your backyard and acting like fiddling with the dish antenna while checking out your wife by your swimming pool? Do you fire a shot towards him too?

When you see a helicopter hovering above your house do some of you guys run and grab your AR15s and start shooting at it ?

It's strange and also funny to me that some of you guys think only threat to your privacy is a toy drone operated by your neighbor deserves to be shot down! But in every other case your privacy is protected.

For example a drone camera does not have the zoom ability while a handheld video camera can zoom into your right eye from 3 house away.

Flying a drone below 400ft AGL airspace is legal. Just because you don't like drones, shooting them down during their legal operation with an excuse like it violates your privacy doesn't seem reasonable to me.

Again think about the consequences, if you take a drone down and if there is not even a 1 second long video file of your property or anything that violates your privacy on its sim card, that will be one hell of an expensive target practice for you!

If you have deep pockets and enjoy updating drone owners equipment go ahead by all means!

I believe that Texas is one of Seven States that it is illegal to
fly a drone over someone's private property except in certain law enforcement cases. If that is true then the owner of the
drone might need deep pockets if he is not law enforcement.

Here is one link i found regarding drone use in Texas on private property.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/14/texas-law-gets-tough-on-public-private-drone-use/

 

[Watchdog]

The firearm owner will always become the "maniac" in the news.

Often with good reason.

 

[Nemo288]

I am a little surprised some rich folk especially the Hollywood types that get spied upon constantly have not already:
Purchased the tallest poles the FAA or the community will allow and put up netting over their property.
This is just aerial warfare come to us as a modern miniature.

 

[Nemo288]

Now we get this:

$75,000 in rewards offered to catch operators who flew drones above fires - LA Times

 

[Jim Kuykendall]

How about a drone anti-drone? Carries a 20 lb. fishing line hook or gill net attached with 3x leader. Fly above him with the net and nail him or catch his rotor with a hook. Maybe a Kamakazi drone? Sorry, I got carried away with impure thoughts. Take me back to the home please.

 

[Rastoff]

Unfortunately now we are going to need a whole bunch of laws to handle this mess, YUCK !!!

No, no, NO!!! We don't need any more laws!

The laws currently in place can handle this nicely if properly upheld. It's already illegal to spy on someone. It's already illegal to harm someone. It's already illegal to...

Those that want more laws don't understand what laws are for. Just like a law banning guns won't deter crime, neither will any restrictions or bans on remotely controlled toys. Punish the perpetrator not the tool.

 

[sarg1c]

I believe, from the story, it was the action of the drone. So if a trespasser is leering at my granddaughter, or peering in my windows, or recording the contents of my carport with a vi
deo camera, hello to Mr. Rock Salt.

Gentle men, I live in Kentucky, if you value your drone, don't send it to my back yard or window. I love bird hunting so a drone would present no problem for my .12 GA..I really would like to try my. 17hmr at a moving target. Recond the wind from one would have much affect on the little. 17 gr bullet. These are some questions i 've been pondering over in my mind.

 

[sarg1c]

Just think, some day our reloading manuals will have a listing as to what loads good for drones. I would think a smaller weight bullet, maybe a plastic bullet.Any of you guys try, let us know what you come up with. I'm really getting excited....Maybe my S/W. 32 long 1903 HE.

 

[sarg1c]

Didn't our vice Pres. Say" step out on the back porch and fire your. 12 GA a couple of time" or something to that affect..

 

[Stephanie B]

A few bad apples are going to spoil it for others.

File this under "Nice Things; We Can't Have; This is Why"

 

[keith44spl]

This bunch jest loves a good sinero....

Imagine this, a feller is relaxin' in the hot tube on his back deck,
let's jest say, enjoyin' a cold one and visiting with two or three of his
new aquaintances, i.e. female friends and along comes this here drone.

The mulit-rotor bladed creature hovers and stares intently at the group, as if studying each one present.

Somewhere in the nearby bushes lurks a seedy private eye at the R/C's control, the one that's
working for an even seeder divorce lawyer hired by his soon to be ex-wife.

And the question is, which would you recommend he use to dispatch said nuisance(s).

The common 12ga or the more sporting 28ga?
Is #9 shot appropriate?
Will steel shot be required if one resides near a waterfowl area?

Inquiring minds jest gotta know.


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