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Fox News Analyst: First American To Shoot Down A Domestic Spy Drone 'Will Become A Folk Hero'
Business Insider ^ | 5/15/2012 | Michael Brendan Dougherty

Posted on 05/15/2012 1:38:34 PM PDT by JohnKinAK

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To: Political Junkie Too
Drones are military equipment. Isn't it a violation of Posse Comitatus to use drones over the United States against its citizens?

You're funny. Violation of laws, oh that's rich.

81 posted on 05/15/2012 5:37:12 PM PDT by Drill Thrawl (The United States of America, a banana republic since 1913)
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To: Pox

I wonder how this might affect a drone:

http://www.wickedlasers.com/lasers/Spyder_III_Pro_Arctic_Series-96-37.html


82 posted on 05/15/2012 5:37:16 PM PDT by voicereason (The RNC is the "One-night stand" you wish you could forget.)
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To: Erik Latranyi

I think that’s why Shep Smith is so worried about them.


83 posted on 05/15/2012 5:43:30 PM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: KoRn

I have no issue with shooting down a domestic drone. Caught or not.


84 posted on 05/15/2012 5:45:16 PM PDT by Crazieman (Are you naive enough to think VOTING will fix this entrenched system?)
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To: wastedyears
Wow, did you see the recoil pushing the chopper back?

Yeah, I did. Bet that FN FiveSeven pistol would be just the ticket - low recoil, high capacity magazine and with a bit of ingenuity, sufficiently armor-piercing to ventilate a surveillance drone.

Google the R/C heli with the AA-12... that's kind of nuts, but in an inspiring sort of way.

85 posted on 05/15/2012 5:47:21 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Lakeshark

As fast as you take one out, I’ll get another one up to check your gas mileage/consumption. :0)


86 posted on 05/15/2012 5:47:44 PM PDT by Borax Queen
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To: papertyger
Assuming you have an old tubetype radio set out in the barn somewhere, what you need is an ordinary 3 ft fluorescent light bulb (not one of those curly cue things though).

You carefully remove the ends, or cut large holes in them ~ then you place two small mirrors (maybe 1.5 X 1.5 inches) at each end and scratch a pinhole sized clear spot on one of them.

You hook up the RF stage of that old radio to a copper coil. One design has a 1/4 diameter copper tube carrying the signal for you.

You place the copper coil around the light at about midpoint.

Go the next stage and pump in some pure CO2 (through a hole with valve (a fish tank valve will do) into that tube.

You will need a relief valve at the other end to let the CO2 push out the air, and other intert materials.

PLug in the radio.

Oh, first, get some really heavy duty sunglasses that STOP infrared because your brand new MASER will be broadcasting a coherent signal at Infrared frequencies out through that pinhole.

Obviously peak power on this puppy isn't going to be all that good but you can add coils and more RF stages from old tube type radios ~ or maybe even take a radar gun and output an RF signal from it into the coils (just like any broadcast antenna).

With a little practice you should be able to use this device to set fire to pesky things ~ and it's invisible ~ not at all like those tacky red light and green light lasers.

Best of all nobody will see you buy the parts.

The patents are expired on this design.

87 posted on 05/15/2012 5:50:48 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: SWAMPSNIPER
I figure a good goose load should do it!

Looks like others are already thinking along those lines.

88 posted on 05/15/2012 6:01:39 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: MrB
“He said they have the ability to see through walls.”

I guarantee you that the technology exists and they will never willingly tell us about it. Several years ago, a few private overseas firms came out with backscatter vans that can see through vehicles and homes. They can even detect what materials objects are made from. The government's secret toys are 10-20 years ahead.

They are probably very close or already able to see in 3D through walls. A drone could circle a building, send back raw radar data and have it converted to a 3D image by a powerful datacenter. 24/7, 3D surveillance is not too far off.

The days of civilization or privacy are numbered. Enjoy it will you can, FRiend...

89 posted on 05/15/2012 6:07:31 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: Political Junkie Too
Drones are military equipment. Isn't it a violation of Posse Comitatus to use drones over the United States against its citizens?

Many of the units that fly the RPV's are ANG units. They can fly in Title 10 (active duty) or Title 32 (active Guard) statuses. The Posse Comitatus would apply to them while in Title 10 status and flying RPV's over the states to enforce the law...but to circumvent that...all they would have to do is fly in Title 32 status.

I'm not a jag...but my guess is that is what they would do. That is how guardsmen are armed up after natural disasters to keep the peace: They are in Title 32 (State Active Duty) status.

90 posted on 05/15/2012 6:09:49 PM PDT by NELSON111
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To: mkmensinger

I was thinking KITT Micro jamming like the Iranians used.


91 posted on 05/15/2012 6:13:40 PM PDT by omega4179 ( el 0bama comió un perro)
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To: Tallguy

Or foul the frequency with noise and watch the thing make a soft failsafe landing.


92 posted on 05/15/2012 6:15:35 PM PDT by omega4179 ( el 0bama comió un perro)
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To: Political Junkie Too

Sure, but obeying the Constitution, following the law, giving a flying fig does NOT matter to this admin. They have put themselves above the law and are creating their own...probably at the behest of the U.N.


93 posted on 05/15/2012 6:24:30 PM PDT by madison10 (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. TJ)
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To: Borax Queen
I don't own a Priuss.

Sue me....

:p

94 posted on 05/15/2012 6:44:29 PM PDT by Lakeshark (NbIttoalbl,cRwIdtaa)
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To: mkmensinger

It’s completely illegal to use without a search warrant or what not. These drones are virtually automatically. They might as well launch missiles around ready to kill anyone with the push of a button.


95 posted on 05/15/2012 7:04:58 PM PDT by JudgemAll (Democrats Fed. job-security Whorocracy & hate:hypocrites must be gay like us or be tested/crucified)
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To: JohnKinAK

Funny, people here don’t seem to object much to clandestine arrest and indefinite detention via NDAA; or, complete surveillance via (falled) SOPA or the newly passed CISPA.

Big talk about drones though.


96 posted on 05/15/2012 7:10:56 PM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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To: varyouga
Ground penetrating radar can "see" down to nearly the upper mantle.

Obviously it's possible to see just about everything on the surface inside or outside of a building, or even a deep cave or mine.

97 posted on 05/15/2012 7:11:31 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: JRandomFreeper
And be arrested and thrown under the jail when the last image from the drone is John Doe pointing a shotgun at the drone.

Because it would be impossible for him to have a mask or bandana or something to cover his face...

But he'll be a hero.

Damn straight he will. Some of us are getting tired of this police-state bullshit.

98 posted on 05/15/2012 7:42:33 PM PDT by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: Theoria
Hilarious!

And Mr. Hindi thinks "my actions were not the cause of danger, because nothing ever goes wrong with my ideas".

"Steve Hindi, president of SHARK... said his group was preparing to launch its Mikrokopter drone to video what he called a live pigeon shoot...

Seconds after it hit the air, numerous shots rang out," Hindi said in the release. "As an act of revenge for us shutting down the pigeon slaughter, they had shot down our copter."

It is important to note how dangerous this was, as they were shooting toward and into a well-travelled highway," Hindi stated

According to the report, Hindi told the responding deputy the group's remote-controlled aircraft "was hovering over U.S. 601 when he heard a shot come from the wood line. The shot sounded to him that it was of small caliber."

The incident report went on to state that "once shot, the helicopter lost lift and crash landed on the roadway of U.S. 601."


99 posted on 05/15/2012 7:44:11 PM PDT by uncommonsense (Conservatives believe what they see; Liberals see what they believe.)
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To: Theoria
and... the club was shooting friking sporing clays, not live birds, for Citadel benefit!!!

The Citadel Brigadier Foundation, Inc. Annual Sporting Clays Fun Shoot

100 posted on 05/15/2012 7:59:24 PM PDT by uncommonsense (Conservatives believe what they see; Liberals see what they believe.)
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