The tiny Colorado town where leaders want to sell permits to 'hunt' unmanned drones...

Daily Mail [UK] ^ | 23 August 2013

[Slings and Arrows]

In Deer Trail, Colorado, it's could soon be open season on unmanned aerial drones.

Residents in the two of 500 will go to the polls on October 8 to decide whether to sell 'hunting permits' that would make it legal to shoot drones out of the sky.

Legal, that is, from the town's perspective. Federal aviation officials have warned that anyone who actually fires on a drone could face the same charges as anyone shooting at an airplane.

A permit costs $25, with a $100 bounty reward for shooters who bring in debris from an unmanned aircraft 'known to be owned or operated by the United States federal government.'

[Slings and Arrows]

The Daily Mail is to proofreading what the Weekly World News was to fact-checking.

[cyn]

At least the basic info is printed — !

[Carriage Hill]

[Joe Boucher]

1st individual who can prove they took out a NSA drrone instantly becomes an international hero

[bamahead]

For the record, I'm generally opposed to the whole idea of 'permits' issued by government...but I'll take a win where I can get it :)



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[DaveA37]

If I ever decide to shoot down a gubmint drone, I certainly wouldn’t be dumb enough to buy a permit to do it.

[PeteB570]

I’d buy one just to frame and put it up on the wall.

[Slings and Arrows]

Nice one!

[AKinAK]

“PERMITS!?” “We don’t need no stinkin’ permits!”

[TheOldLady]

“Town.” Probably “town of 500”

—You’re welcome from your resident typoese translator

I get my practice reading Fox News.com to my husband every morning.

[elkfersupper]

having won their way on legalizing marijuana, libertarians are going to find out the govt enforcement of finding it and taxing it will meet or exceed any demands by a drug cartel

Baby steps toward liberty should be celebrated by everybody, because everybody is affected.

If you wish to be a "one-note-johnny" on pot, you're missing the point.

[silverleaf]

“The government” (which is flying drones over rural areas to look for “illegal” (untaxed) crops.... didn’t relent on pot rules to give you liberty

It did so to give itself tax revenue

enjoy your baby steps

[SaxxonWoods]

I live in a tiny Colorado town at an elevation of 7,700 feet. Can drones operate at those kinds of altitudes?

Cauz, target practice.

[Slings and Arrows]

*shrug* Think of all the fun we’ll have finding out.

[SaxxonWoods]

Wrong, at least in Colorado. The govt opposed legalization but the people voted for it as an amendment to the state constitution.

Soemthing wrong with that?

[SaxxonWoods]

Maybe they’ll have to fly really low!!

[elkfersupper]

enjoy your baby steps

The plant is more ubiquitous than dandelion. It was pure silliness to try to control it in the first place.

I don't understand why people want to do what they do with it, but I do know that it's none of the government's business.

[Titan Magroyne]

Ahm waitin' fer permits to hunt manned drones. More sportin' thattaway, is all Ahm a-sayin'.