Virginia Woman Blasts Drone 'to Smithereens' with Shotgun

Popular Mechanics ^ | 8/30/16 | Eric Limer

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

All the way to here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHYkYYikewU

[Mr. K]

Look up the word “pedantic”

[Pelham]

beware the drone that shoots back

that's a Glock on the business end of the drone

[Mr. K]

There is a difference between flying overhead (like a plane) and hovering near your house with a camera

Like the old definition of smut- UI may not be ale to define it but I know it when I see it.

Spying is spying- do it near my house, and risk your expensive toy. Simple as that.

[Pelham]

slingshot. Or air rifle.

[Secret Agent Man]

In addition, it also is invasion of privacy.

[Pelham]

[trisham]

Why would I want to defend myself for flying my drone over someone else back yard and taking pictures?

People can’t see the individual rights implications? Really?

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I don't understand it at all. I live where I do so that I can have privacy and space.

[trisham]

You have no clue.

[MeganC]

If your neighbor looks at your place with a telescope are you going to shoot him, too?

[Charles Martel]

The new version of skeet shooting? I’m in.

Maybe the guys at crazyquail.com can build in a drone option in the next version of the iPhone/iPad control software.

[VanDeKoik]

“Poor analogy. One is purposely under control, and the other is not.”

We dont know that for certain. She even said herself she didn’t know if it was a gust of wind, or if they lost control of it.

She just didn’t care to get an answer.

I do potentially see a federal standard that is built into future drones where anyone can put a “beacon” device on their property that sends out a low-powered signal (similar to what kids Walkie-Talkies put out) that will signal to the drone’s on-board controls to override any human instructions and cause it to fly back in the opposite direction safely or that will instruct the camera to go into B/W ultra low-res mode, making any images useless.

[PAR35]

Sounds like 20 ga birdshot doesn’t break it down into small enough pieces. More punch is needed. 12 ga slug?

[IYAS9YAS]

Airliners flying across the US should have to deal with 15 different FAA’s as they do so? Clearly you aren’t in the aviation business.

Why should aircraft get a pass? Truckers have to deal with each and every state they drive in, even if they're just passing through... There's a whole lot more of them, than there are aircraft.

[DoughtyOne]

I’m moving in that direction myself.

I want my own five to ten acres with my home right in the middle.

Leave me alone! LOL

When I want human contact, I’ll seek it out.

[trisham]

Absolutely! We have almost five acres. I love it! :)

[DoughtyOne]

Good for you. I’m glad to hear that.

I like when others are happy.

[trisham]

This was a drone.

[trisham]

:)

[imardmd1]

As close as it was to our windows, if I lived outside the city limits, I would have shot it down.

Hose.