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Jamming

Jamming any type of radio signal is illegal. Federal law prohibits the use of and sale of jamming equipment that interferes with any authorized radio communications. This includes trying to jam the signal between a drone and its operator.

Drones are equipped with transmitters and receivers. All communications are sent using radio waves of varying frequencies, whether the interface is provided by GPS, Wi-Fi, or a handheld controller. Jamming equipment works by emitting a signal on the same frequency as the drone, disrupting communication. Attempting to jam the drone’s signal could interrupt the transmission of other radio signals, including police radios.

Jamming the drone’s signal does not provide control of the drone. When a signal is lost, drones are designed to do one of two things. The drone either lands on the spot or uses GPS to navigate to its home location.

1 posted on 03/22/2025 7:45:57 AM PDT by DoodleBob
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If a drone appeared over my property, there is a very high probability that it would be neutralized.


2 posted on 03/22/2025 7:51:50 AM PDT by drwoof
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If it buzzes me, we’re gonna find out.


3 posted on 03/22/2025 7:52:11 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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You can legally throw a stick at it or snag it with a pool skimmer net.


4 posted on 03/22/2025 7:52:24 AM PDT by wildcard_redneck ( )
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This is another “right” these assholes like to abuse.
Like these first amendment “auditors” some purposely got out and antagonize people to get responces.
Facts are, you purposely fly your “drone” around to take videos of private individuals without their express permission and post them for commercial purposes, youtube, etc, you can and will be liable.


5 posted on 03/22/2025 7:55:17 AM PDT by crz
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If a drone falls in th3 wilderness, does it make a sound?


6 posted on 03/22/2025 7:56:51 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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7 posted on 03/22/2025 7:59:39 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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There are also anti-peeping laws in most States, so down the drone and charge the operator.

There are also FAA regs about keeping so far away from people and occupied properties.


8 posted on 03/22/2025 8:01:26 AM PDT by CodeToad ( )
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But... but... but... what about those drones that can contain weapons? Don’t we have the right to bear arms? Don’t we have a right to protect ourselves from something that may or may not have a weapon?

https://nexttools.net/what-weapons-do-drones-carry/


9 posted on 03/22/2025 8:02:17 AM PDT by Deaf and Discerning
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You think that 4th of July is deadly in ghettos, wait until they start shooting at drones, the angled bullets will travel farther and be more deadly.


10 posted on 03/22/2025 8:06:45 AM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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If you fire a rifle into the air, the bullet can travel far and still have lethal speed when it lands.
Buckshot would probably be safer.

But the legality... you don't really know what the drone is doing or why.
It could be a perfectly legitimate use, like surveying, search & rescue, tracking illegals or fugitives etc.
The problem comes when law enforcement use drones to keep an eye on private land owners. It should require a search warrant at least.
And of course, peeping drones. Those are the ones we want to shoot down.
But how can you tell, reliably? Other than hovering too close to your sunbathing daughters.

12 posted on 03/22/2025 8:13:11 AM PDT by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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Yes, if the drone is below a certain altitude.

Grant Rahmeyer of Rah Law is wrong.

You not only can shoot them down if they are over your property and below 400 feet but you can sue the nasty little peeping tom for privacy violations.

17 posted on 03/22/2025 8:36:48 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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Go find the drone operator and make him disappear.


24 posted on 03/22/2025 9:20:10 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (‘Never trust a man whose uncle was eaten by cannibals’)
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You didn’t shoot it down if the operators insist they weren’t flying it.


26 posted on 03/22/2025 9:21:57 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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What if I use something that is "Not a Flamethrower"


27 posted on 03/22/2025 9:24:57 AM PDT by algore
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Well let me just say, when I’m having a private party in my backyard, and a drone is hovering near by. My 3 -1/2 “ 10 gauge semi auto will be drawn into service.


29 posted on 03/22/2025 9:30:12 AM PDT by spincaster (ifi)
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I’m sorry but I don’t see myself taking a lot of shit from a drone. Passing by is one thing…


30 posted on 03/22/2025 9:32:05 AM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.)
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Drones are military weapons that changed modern warfare. If one was focusing on me, I would be very afraid for my life and my family’s and would have to use force to eliminate the threat.


32 posted on 03/22/2025 9:45:00 AM PDT by tarator
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Fact Finders: Can you shoot down a drone? Here’s why you don’t have the right to interfere with the flight of an aircraft.

I consider the airspace over my property SOVEREIGN AIRSPACE BELONGING TO ME and invasion of it by a drone a violation.

35 posted on 03/22/2025 9:56:29 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (GOD Bless America and President Trump!)
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If someone is going to say it is illegal to do this and you don’t have the right to do that...

Keep in mind that laws can be changed.


37 posted on 03/22/2025 10:03:42 AM PDT by Mount Athos
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38 posted on 03/22/2025 10:06:09 AM PDT by Openurmind
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