MnSpring
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Shooting down a Drone.
What works? A Drone, ‘copter, is Very useful for some things, and greatly appreciated. (In some cases)
I Know a fellow, Long before, ‘drones’ were popular, flew a small Cam Recorder, attached to a RC Plane, then, Flew over receptions, weddings, and other outdoor group gatherings. He would then, take that, recording, edit it, CD it. (He was ASKED to do so) So the people had a moving/visual, record of that event. The advent of, ‘Drones’, makes his job so much easier.
Now their is the, ‘drone’, that, “PEEPS”.
It is NOT, the, ‘Drone’, that is doing wrong, it is the, ‘PERSON’, doing something with the ‘Drone’!
(Gee, is that not like Firearms?)
I am at a public place, and a ‘Drone’ flies over, recording that, group of people. Have very little concern.
A ‘Drone’ flys over, (at my REQUEST) to record a, event on my property. Not a problem.
But Now, I am in the Back Yard, doing something, or (in the case sited), Daughters are in the pool. And a, ‘Drone’, HOVERS. NOW, their is a problem !
The person, (in the case cited), probably violated the law, which in 99.9% of ‘Cities’, says: ’No Discharge of Firearms in City Limits …” (Unless his lawyer proves in court, that he thought his/or Daughters, Life was in danger, because it is, Now, PROVEN, ‘Drones’, CAN carry, Firearms and Bombs.)
I Live in the Country, (same place for 35 years), Now and then, on a Sun morning, I get up, turn on the Coffee pot, than if it is nice out, I go Outside, and eliminate excess fluid. (Out my back door, I can See NO ONE, NO HOUSE, NO Roads, Nothing) One time many, many years ago, while I was dong that, I suddenly heard a, “WHOOOOOOOSE”, I looked up, a ‘Hot Air Balloon’, was overhead about 50+ feet. 1 guy, 3 women. The Guy, (guessing he was the Pilot) had one hand in the air, (Probably running the controls) The other hand he put up in a, ‘What’ gesture. The three Ladies were giggling. I Waved. (with one hand) Not a problem.
Today, If it was a Drone, I would simply go into the house, grab the Shotgun, and SHOOT it Down !
The H.A. Balloon, goes where the wind takes it. And guessing, the pilot would have never applied more hot air, had I not been their, because the balloon, would have very slowly descended, so it could silently glide over a very large swamp, about 200 feet, down from where I was.
Yet, a, ‘Drone’ can go wherever, the ‘Pilot’ want’s it to.
It’s time to Put away the P.C. CRAP, and apply some very, Basic, COMMEN Sense.
I never had one, but If I lived in a area, (City), where one could not discharge firearms, (Check, many places include, air guns, BB guns, & Archery) The, ’Super Soaker’ water toy, how far can they send a stream of water? Or a Garden hose, with a certain nozzle, how far will they send a stream of water? Those things May, be effective, at disabling, a, ‘PEEP’, ‘Drone’.
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