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Kentucky Man Had Right to Shoot Down Drone, Judge Rules
webpronews ^ | October 28, 2015

Posted on 10/29/2015 6:53:40 AM PDT by Gamecock

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To: mvpel

Here’s another news report showing the flight path and altitude from the flight data.

http://www.wdrb.com/story/29670583/update-drone-owner-disputes-shooters-story-produces-video-he-claims-shows-flight-path


61 posted on 10/29/2015 11:06:16 AM PDT by mvpel
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To: OldSmaj

just for the record, how visible is a drone at 200’ incoming, departing or directly overhead?


62 posted on 10/29/2015 11:06:43 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trump)
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To: JimRed

Low power laser pointers will blind most commercial CCD imagers as long as it is pointed at them, but they will not destroy or damage them.


63 posted on 10/29/2015 11:23:47 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: bert

Have you ever duck hunted?


64 posted on 10/29/2015 2:05:55 PM PDT by OldSmaj (obama is a worthless mohametan. Impeach his ass now!)
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To: taxcontrol

I believe CAMP(campaign against marijuana plants) had to stay above 500 feet.


65 posted on 10/29/2015 2:17:57 PM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (It's a shame enobama truly doesn't care about any of this. Our country, our future, he doesn't care)
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To: DaveyB

I see where you’re going, but I don’t buy it. If the neighbor flies a drone over my house with the express purpose of photographing my kids, I’ll shoot it down.

That’s most certainly NOT the same as an airliner flying over at 35,000 feet. Or an errant helicopter or hot air balloon.

If your cat wanders onto my property holding a camera, starts calling out, “Cheese!” and taking snapshots, I’ll chase it away.

This is simple common sense.


66 posted on 10/29/2015 8:33:32 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: OldSmaj

yes, regularly with a long barreled high standard 12 ga full choked magnum


67 posted on 10/30/2015 4:41:56 AM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trump)
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To: bert
Then you know full well what it takes to hit a duck-sized object at distances up to 100 yards.

I, personally, would not attempt a duck beyond 60-70 yards, for ethical reasons, but I would not hesitate for a drone.

I have no desire to shoot airplanes out of the sky, nor will I shoot at a drone that is up around 400 feet or so.

(Well, I may shoot at it, but I have no great hopes of hitting it, and if I do hit it, it would be luck.)

I'm not being obtuse, but I believe in absolute property rights and see no reason why I should allow a flying camera to hover over me and watch what I'm doing.

Period.

I will shoot, shovel and shut up.

68 posted on 10/30/2015 6:32:41 AM PDT by OldSmaj (obama is a worthless mohametan. Impeach his ass now!)
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To: V_TWIN
I notice he failed to mention the zoom capability of the cam.

I did not think of that aspect. Think of a 20X zoom at 200'! My disgust for this 'peeping tom' just increased exponentially.

69 posted on 10/30/2015 10:18:04 AM PDT by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: V_TWIN; SeeSharp
Actually the video the judge refused to see appears to be one Boggs "reconstructed" of the flight.

He's on record as complaining the memory card of the actual flight was "missing" when he recovered his spybot.

70 posted on 10/30/2015 9:05:25 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (It's funny 'cos it's trure - Homer)
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