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18. Do you think people should shoot at police helicopters?

Reply to 99th_Monkey (Reply #15)

Sun Jul 21, 2013, 09:06 PM

Jul 2013

You didn't vote for those either.

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FAA: Do NOT shoot down drones or risk fines & jail-time. Whatever happened to Stand Your Ground? [View all] 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 OP

Good question. n/t bbinacan Jul 2013 #1

With a shotgun? Gman Jul 2013 #2

I guess "if it flies" = use a shotgun 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #3

Best choice for firing in the air. The shot has low energy and won't kill people on the ground. NutmegYankee Jul 2013 #8

When we were younger while dove hunting Gman Jul 2013 #22

The problem with trying to shoot down a drone with a shotgun Zorra Jul 2013 #23

I don't care if the drone flew 20' overhead Gman Jul 2013 #24

The drone is standing its ground Turbineguy Jul 2013 #4

A drone is nothing more than a remote controlled missle. wundermaus Jul 2013 #5

OOOOOH! scary drones (tm) intaglio Jul 2013 #10

Isn't that great!? wundermaus Jul 2013 #16

We're not talking about Predator drones intaglio Jul 2013 #41

Black helicopters redux. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #17

Repugs are happy about that...Just like Penny Pritzger SAILED THROUGH... KoKo Jul 2013 #6

Hunters shooting down drones ... intaglio Jul 2013 #7

I think the "point" is to fucking JUST SAY NO to this wave of new-fangled invasive spy-gadgetry 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #12

How very progressive you are intaglio Jul 2013 #39

Oh please 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #43

But your blanket condemnation refers to "all of the above" intaglio Jul 2013 #46

I reserve the right to feel affronted by Guvmint snooping on citizens 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #47

And I reserve the right to rebut fantasy n/t intaglio Jul 2013 #50

Too late. Most countries have them, and use them. MADem Jul 2013 #42

So the horses are all out of the barn are they? Great. 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #44

The horses have been running free for a decade or more. MADem Jul 2013 #45

Oh snap! You mean I can't keep my precious illusions ? 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #48

No need to get shirty. Refer to the illustration. Plenty of other people who MADem Jul 2013 #49

Did I get "shirty" ? 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #51

Perhaps they are referring to the smaller ones... nebenaube Jul 2013 #36

I'll give you $10000 if you can shoot down a dragonfly drone with a pellet gun. tridim Jul 2013 #52

If they shot back, it could be a good way to get rid of our undesirables, i.e. gun nuts. nt AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #9

Or RW trolls. nt Zorra Jul 2013 #28

Keep the targets out of the air and there is nothing to shoot at TheKentuckian Jul 2013 #11

Yes. There is a legal concept, called "attractive nuisance" 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #13

Yes, the law says that because of idiots I have to put a fence around my swimming pool Recursion Jul 2013 #26

Curious children and random off-leash pets are not "idiots" 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #29

Are you seriously pissed off because you have to fence in your pool? Gravitycollapse Jul 2013 #33

I am nowhere close to owning a pool, or a house to put it behind Recursion Jul 2013 #34

Just what we need--encouraging people to open fire on aircraft pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #14

Who's "encouraging" anything? 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #15

Do you think people should shoot at police helicopters? geek tragedy Jul 2013 #18

Try as I may, I just can't fit those ugly words (of yours) into my mouth at all 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #21

Stupid drunk rednecks bitterly disappointed they can't shoot geek tragedy Jul 2013 #19

Bad idea anyways - firing bullets in the air Dash87 Jul 2013 #20

They are firing buckshot (like bee-bees), as I read it. 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #27

Since about 99% of the time they're used for agriculture... Recursion Jul 2013 #25

That's what the all say 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #30

I think they get the Ayn Rand Paul Trophy or something. tridim Jul 2013 #53

I could set up a loudspeaker near an airstrip that just says "Pull!" at random times Recursion Jul 2013 #54

I can pretty much gurantee at least one of these knuckheads will shoot at a small plane... tridim Jul 2013 #55

And when the shot down drone lands on someone Zoeisright Jul 2013 #31

That could be a sticky problem, at least potentially. 99th_Monkey Jul 2013 #32

Or hits an explosives magazine - of which there are many in that area - DevonRex Jul 2013 #37

"Do NOT shoot down drones or risk fines & jail-time. Whatever happened to Stand Your Ground?" Jenoch Jul 2013 #35

18 million dollars????? Generic Other Jul 2013 #38

k&r avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #40