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Sunlei

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136. I think it is illegal to hunt animals from/with remote controled mounted guns.

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #50)

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 08:22 AM

Jul 2015

not sure exactly, I don't follow those hunting Laws to close. This may be allowed in some states.

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Kentucky man shoots down drone hovering over his backyard [View all] liberal N proud Jul 2015 OP

This ammosexual needs to be arrested before he carries out his threat... stone space Jul 2015 #1

My anti gun side would tend to agree with you but... liberal N proud Jul 2015 #2

I have no sympathy for the drone. (AI hasn't come far enough for that!) stone space Jul 2015 #8

If you are going to post a rightious anger post, get the facts straight Telcontar Jul 2015 #11

Yep, to me they threatened him twice! A drone in his back yard, WTF, and then threatening him RKP5637 Jul 2015 #46

+1! I would have done the same thing except I would take the case up to get an appellate ruling if Dustlawyer Jul 2015 #70

I agree and there's more to the story... jakedsname Jul 2015 #77

I really can't blame him for what he did. n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #89

Ok, so the drone owners, who called the guy an asshole, are quickly losing "cred" here. MADem Jul 2015 #140

hey that is a good idea, shoot water at the drone.!! actually that is a lot safer then using a gun. Sunlei Jul 2015 #176

I think the drone operators were trying to get views of the teen girls in the house, so MADem Jul 2015 #184

In my opinion, those drone operators should be arrested as the peeping toms they are. (eom) Petrushka Jul 2015 #404

Neat! an anti drone water balloon gun mitch96 Jul 2015 #361

I hate all the gun violence, but I have to agree with you on this one CanonRay Jul 2015 #113

Exactly. If I saw one hovering over my property I would try to knock it out of the sky too.... peacebird Jul 2015 #368

But would you shoot them if they crossed onto your property to rertieve their dead drone? (nt) stone space Jul 2015 #416

No, nor did he. He never unholstered his handgun. peacebird Jul 2015 #422

Threatened him how? stone space Jul 2015 #415

Four guys roll up in a car and call you an SOB. CanonRay Jul 2015 #417

A big enough threat to shoot them if... stone space Jul 2015 #418

If four guys attacked me on my front lawn CanonRay Jul 2015 #419

Silly post. Not what happened. Strawman. peacebird Jul 2015 #423

Bingo! haikugal Jul 2015 #115

Agree totally hueymahl Jul 2015 #121

The guy also has a right to protect his property and himself Bluzmann57 Jul 2015 #211

and he had a 16 year old daughter awoke_in_2003 Jul 2015 #340

I agree. nt Mojorabbit Jul 2015 #402

Are you daft? sendero Jul 2015 #19

I have to agree with you on that, Mbrow Jul 2015 #32

Agree!!! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #47

I hate guns and threats and violence, phylny Jul 2015 #56

Damn right. (nt) paleotn Jul 2015 #60

Best reply. n/t tavernier Jul 2015 #141

Completely agree. The Green Manalishi Jul 2015 #160

Complete agreement. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2015 #181

To shoot a gun in a neighborhood is wrong, unless there is threat to ones life. Sunlei Jul 2015 #183

There might be laws... sendero Jul 2015 #193

can't you shoot water at it with your garden hose? why think gun as first choice? Sunlei Jul 2015 #194

I don't know at what altitude it was hovering.. sendero Jul 2015 #206

the cheaper ones..1k? I don't know..don't fly very high or far Sunlei Jul 2015 #209

The owner claimed.. sendero Jul 2015 #213

one I want is about $7,000. to much for me to afford, but I can dream :) Sunlei Jul 2015 #214

Couple of thing, the threat in this story was from the four men that first A Simple Game Jul 2015 #35

Oddly enough, I agree with the homeowner. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #61

Some in this thread assume that the homeowner was a young strong lad able to fend off A Simple Game Jul 2015 #123

Agreed. n/t Adsos Letter Jul 2015 #312

If four angry men came to my house and cntrygrl Jul 2015 #54

You got that right. Their first words: "Are you the son-of-a-bitch..." would have raised.. BlueJazz Jul 2015 #68

angry enough to shoot them while they stood next to their truck on the public street? Sunlei Jul 2015 #196

I didn't finish the article GummyBearz Jul 2015 #240

I don't know. my context is I've had 'angry neighbors' drive up and yell. I didn't 'wave a gun' or Sunlei Jul 2015 #248

Really, you have had angry neighbors drive up and yell at you? djean111 Jul 2015 #330

'sounds like' you're misinterprting several messageboard posts by Sunlei Jul 2015 #333

No. Just pissed off enough to let them know that if they have come to attack/hurt/maim me, it ... BlueJazz Jul 2015 #251

Kinda' makes me want to get a shotgun... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #253

Did that happen? frylock Jul 2015 #345

He didn't threaten to shoot them on the public street. christx30 Aug 2015 #425

Aren't you guys forgetting that the FOUR guys are threatening him? jwirr Jul 2015 #246

Stay off other folks property... Positrons Jul 2015 #332

Four men who you have never met and are obviously pissed and heading toward you pipoman Jul 2015 #391

It was a total invasion of the mans privacy.. haikugal Jul 2015 #112

If the drone is low enough to "look" into my windows TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #127

Agree, I don't fault any of the actions or words of this homeowner....at all. nt haikugal Jul 2015 #147

but all your neighbors can see in your window with telescope or handheld camera zoom Sunlei Jul 2015 #200

Bright light outside. Dimmer inside. They can't see. TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #202

many camera drones and toy drones are dirt cheap and on sale. Get used to drones, they're legal. Sunlei Jul 2015 #207

Get used to more stories like this.. frylock Jul 2015 #347

lol, glad you're not my neighbor. get a taller fence if your Neighborhood regulators allow it. Sunlei Jul 2015 #352

if you approve of spying on neighbors with a UAV, then I don't want you as a neighbor either. frylock Jul 2015 #355

500 feet and lower is generally considered part and parcel of private property. LanternWaste Jul 2015 #229

No. Everything above the ground belongs to the FAA. jeff47 Jul 2015 #262

So if I string a tarp across the yard, attached to my house and some of my trees Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #353

You do. jeff47 Jul 2015 #384

No, everything does not "belong" to the FAA. James48 Jul 2015 #378

You better go let the FAA and NTSB know that they're wrong. jeff47 Jul 2015 #383

Depends on where you are, what you're doing and what you are doing it with. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #380

Yep, was using "own" in a vernacular sense instead of a legal sense. (nt) jeff47 Jul 2015 #385

I don't agree with the way the property owner handled the situation BUT I also believe that drones kelliekat44 Jul 2015 #7

There are now drones with weapons mounted on them for firing. It was posted recently. Here it is. RKP5637 Jul 2015 #50

"Flying guns are legal in Connecticut" alcina Jul 2015 #73

"Unless serious accidents or crimes made by gun-toting drones happen, it's unlikely FAA RKP5637 Jul 2015 #81

I think it is illegal to hunt animals from/with remote controled mounted guns. Sunlei Jul 2015 #136

I am glad that that video is up there, making the rounds. MADem Jul 2015 #153

OMG - and it'll happen, just a matter of time. "Invasion of the Drones," like a fifites RKP5637 Jul 2015 #169

Very well done kiva Jul 2015 #295

if i gave you a million dollars beergood Jul 2015 #409

Post removed Post removed Jul 2015 #10

He threatened them with murder. stone space Jul 2015 #12

Nope, not what he threatened at all Telcontar Jul 2015 #13

Threatening cold blooded murder with a gun in hand. stone space Jul 2015 #16

More factually incorrect statements Telcontar Jul 2015 #18

Wearing a gun. (nt) stone space Jul 2015 #24

The difference is key, gun in hand is brandishing, gun in holster is not Telcontar Jul 2015 #27

He threatened a shooting while armed. stone space Jul 2015 #31

Let me type this slow so you can understand Telcontar Jul 2015 #48

I like that. (type this slow) BlueJazz Jul 2015 #72

He told them he would defend himself skepticscott Jul 2015 #51

I am very anti-gun Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #158

And that was sufficient to send four potentially violent men packing Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #156

Self defense is not murder. The Green Manalishi Jul 2015 #164

Your interlocutor rejects the idea that a woman has a right to shoot an attacking rapist. Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #281

He's on ignore The Green Manalishi Jul 2015 #299

where did he post that? irisblue Jul 2015 #356

Manalishi wasn't speaking to Telcontar in the post I replied to. nt Nuclear Unicorn Jul 2015 #370

So when you said just above skepticscott Jul 2015 #53

Another shooting liberal N proud Jul 2015 #25

So what, exactly, do you suggest he was threatening to shoot, mr blur Jul 2015 #161

Idiot assholes threatening him with violence? frylock Jul 2015 #357

There was nothing cold-blooded about it, to be fair on that particular issue. Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #84

Earlier post refers to his daughter sunbathing in the backyard. 7962 Jul 2015 #101

what stops the next second story homeowner from looking out their window? Sunlei Jul 2015 #116

Depends if they're staking it ou like police surveillance!! Not just Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #120

people are allowed to sit at their window all day long if they want.I agree its creepy but its legal Sunlei Jul 2015 #128

There are peeping tom laws in most areas. And that is also why we have curtains and wooden jwirr Jul 2015 #270

Yes and no. xmas74 Jul 2015 #309

Homeowners do no not own a view. They often however, own the air space up to a few hundred feet LanternWaste Jul 2015 #232

was there a two story or better building nearby? eom yawnmaster Jul 2015 #396

Nuff said Joe Chi Minh Jul 2015 #122

I saw at least one mention of his 16 year old daughter sunbathing out back Blue_Adept Jul 2015 #102

Apparently he had a 16 yr old daughter who was laying out.... blackspade Jul 2015 #145

now he knows all his male neighbors were taking a peek at the teen next door. Sunlei Jul 2015 #226

You know, words MEAN THINGS. Please look up "cold blooded". Romulox Jul 2015 #130

True. Joe Chi Minh Aug 2015 #430

Um.. the gun was never in his hand Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #152

Just gonna point out that it's attitudes like this that make it so people like JoeyT Jul 2015 #398

No, he said there would be another shooting. djean111 Jul 2015 #22

That's a threat. stone space Jul 2015 #26

It's a warning skepticscott Jul 2015 #52

All he did was draw a line in the sand meeting threat with threat liberal N proud Jul 2015 #185

Stone, from your post, he did NOT threaten cntrygrl Jul 2015 #58

WRONG - Not murder, self defense hueymahl Jul 2015 #126

When the KKK tried to march on my family's farm, we threatened them with murder too. ieoeja Jul 2015 #166

No you didnt, you informed that you would protect yourself. No murder intended nt 7962 Jul 2015 #189

Nope. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2015 #182

I'd say they threatened him first. Marr Jul 2015 #237

he threatened to defend himself against physical harm.. frylock Jul 2015 #349

^^^^^this is why I donate to the Brady campagin^^^^^^ and I say anyone donating to the NRA Fred Sanders Jul 2015 #138

Sorry, the NRA does NOT work for gun owner Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #150

So you are officially announcing yourself as a GOP supporter brentspeak Jul 2015 #220

Thanks for exposing yourself! Nt Logical Jul 2015 #254

Yup. Agschmid Jul 2015 #292

So you donate to right wing causes Bradical79 Jul 2015 #275

Wrong response Android3.14 Jul 2015 #34

Based on what? stone space Jul 2015 #36

Is your name Neo? Android3.14 Jul 2015 #129

Okay. Stop the thread. This response wins the internets for at least the next week... truebrit71 Jul 2015 #203

Normally I might agree with you... paleotn Jul 2015 #59

The gun on his hip is probably the only reason he wasnt attacked 7962 Jul 2015 #97

While I find stone's response bizarrre, you just wondered off into paranoid land. ieoeja Jul 2015 #173

Its not paranoia if they're really after you! 7962 Jul 2015 #403

if you read the story the man is not an "ammosexual". But HEY, you got to use a cool term KittyWampus Jul 2015 #144

That term is offensive on several different levels but, you know a jury would give it a pass. Hiraeth Jul 2015 #201

Agreed. And by "cool," I mean "bigoted." Lizzie Poppet Jul 2015 #215

You can get hidden using "hoplophobe," but not "ammosexual" Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #319

Here's more information on the topic--the shooter is calling for more drone laws! MADem Jul 2015 #163

You should start another thread with that link TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #208

You can, if you'd a mind to--I usually stay away from "gun threads" but MADem Jul 2015 #224

Talk about a stretch Reter Jul 2015 #247

it reminds me of a joke hfojvt Jul 2015 #258

Your tacit acceptance sarisataka Jul 2015 #301

Well, in this case, I'm with him. I hope lots of these invaders of people's privacy sabrina 1 Jul 2015 #351

Why are you defending assholes who fly drones - with cameras - into people's back yards? Matariki Jul 2015 #365

Considering Augiedog Jul 2015 #3

I would try and get it down any damned way I could. djean111 Jul 2015 #9

The guy could stop threatening to murder people with his guns for a start. stone space Jul 2015 #15

How would that prevent a drone from invading his property and privacy? djean111 Jul 2015 #30

Why don't you explain to us what part you think the four men played in this confrontation? A Simple Game Jul 2015 #39

He was one guy, confronted with FOUR guys, one of whom was angry & hostile. Demit Jul 2015 #41

If the drone only had a gun......... Fuddnik Jul 2015 #78

Which he didn't do. truebrit71 Jul 2015 #204

Or... hear me out, OR you could stop lying about him threatening murder. frylock Jul 2015 #359

so if someone peeks over 'their' fence, does that give you the right to shoot the fence? Sunlei Jul 2015 #71

This is about drones with cameras hovering in back yards. djean111 Jul 2015 #79

no, you call the police on them. Sunlei Jul 2015 #110

Call the police on whom? How is anyone supposed to know who owns a drone hovering KittyWampus Jul 2015 #154

those toys are line of sight. Its one of their next door neighbors. probably because the drone owner Sunlei Jul 2015 #172

This message was self-deleted by its author goonk298 Jul 2015 #406

The shooter is well aware of such things skepticscott Jul 2015 #107

sounds like he was ready & waiting for his neighbors 'toy' to cross over his side. Sunlei Jul 2015 #142

Do you know how prolific #8 birdshot is? Any upland bird hunter does. Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #320

What if a strawman peeks over your red herring? frylock Jul 2015 #360

peek a boo! Sunlei Jul 2015 #366

See post #50. I would be damn concerned too if some unknown drone were RKP5637 Jul 2015 #55

We're going to have to start tinfoiling our windows now. nt valerief Jul 2015 #4

here in Floriduh, we onethatcares Jul 2015 #33

I'm an anti-gun type Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2015 #5

^^ This ^^ n/t KarenS Jul 2015 #14

He lost my sympathies the moment he pivoted from attacking a drone to... stone space Jul 2015 #20

I don't know where you got your law degree jberryhill Jul 2015 #40

Equating self-defense with "murder" skepticscott Jul 2015 #57

At no point did he threaten murder Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #167

Why do you continue to lie to support your stance? frylock Jul 2015 #362

It's hilarious; the way everyone thinks you're being serious. You had me going too, but I caught on. cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #407

No one who has had to deal with him takes him seriously LostOne4Ever Jul 2015 #408

I was being totally facetious. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jul 2015 #420

Me too. LuvNewcastle Jul 2015 #28

I thought about wanting a drone for about 5 minutes. But after flying it up and down, Hoppy Jul 2015 #6

I want one for photography but the good ones cost to much :( Sunlei Jul 2015 #114

Have you tried attaching an old digital camera to a kite? woodsprite Jul 2015 #143

I love kites of all kinds, so many powerlines around my house along the easements. I'd Sunlei Jul 2015 #148

Yeah, we can't do it anyplace around home because of the space required. woodsprite Jul 2015 #151

I don't have a problem with someone taking out a spying drone A Little Weird Jul 2015 #17

I agree Locrian Jul 2015 #43

Agree! Well said! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #62

yeah it's all fun and games Locrian Jul 2015 #239

They invariably come out of hyperspace too close, though. A HERETIC I AM Jul 2015 #272

heh Locrian Jul 2015 #354

lol beergood Jul 2015 #410

Good for him. blackspade Jul 2015 #21

No excuse for this ammosexual to threaten murder while armed. (nt) stone space Jul 2015 #29

Your facts are off by a country mile on this. blackspade Jul 2015 #37

He was acting defensively. You're way off on this one. Demit Jul 2015 #42

So, you have no problem with people threatening murder while NOT armed? Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #171

Define the criteria in your imagionary law! Nt Logical Jul 2015 #257

Not sure what your asking. blackspade Jul 2015 #326

10 feet? 25 feet? 100 feet? nt Logical Jul 2015 #343

? blackspade Jul 2015 #367

You are the one that said "into people's back yards", not me. So you define what.... Logical Jul 2015 #371

So, you have no stance other than harassing me for my opinion. blackspade Jul 2015 #372

LOL, I guess you have no opinion. Just random thoughts with no basis. But to each their own. nt Logical Jul 2015 #374

LOL indeed. I stated my opinion. blackspade Jul 2015 #377

It was one question. Even you can come up with an answer to one question. nt Logical Jul 2015 #379

I'm really torn on this but something else too it could be an important case azurnoir Jul 2015 #23

Yeah, that "air space" two feet from my daughter's window TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #195

Currently the federal government sets the general limit at 500 feet in uncongested areas. Glassunion Jul 2015 #302

I have to say that if it was my backyard I would want to do the same, Or at least capture the drone. Ford_Prefect Jul 2015 #38

I would do the same thing to a drone invading my privacy . . . if I had a gun. Vinca Jul 2015 #44

sorry, but if I had a gun I'd shoot down a trespassing, hovering, videotaping drone too. magical thyme Jul 2015 #45

Drones, IMO, will become nothing more than mechanized Peeping Toms. djean111 Jul 2015 #49

The vast majority are remote control Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #67

yup - and that's why i am against them being flown in populated areas HFRN Jul 2015 #119

you may have just found your "million dollar idea". KittyWampus Jul 2015 #159

Here it is, the Drone Net Gun! RKP5637 Jul 2015 #69

I found this disturbing at that link... Moostache Jul 2015 #108

Yep, it sounded like protection from a drone invasion. I think I'm in that same time too, like RKP5637 Jul 2015 #124

That's a wildlife capture gun, repurposed!!! MADem Jul 2015 #190

Only $850 liberal N proud Jul 2015 #212

I know! Didn't they used to do the same thing with a few rocks tied to the corners of a net, and a MADem Jul 2015 #223

We need anti-drone drones Renew Deal Jul 2015 #86

Now yer talkin'!!!!!! djean111 Jul 2015 #94

How do we keep privacy invading drones out of our backyards? HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #63

Problem: RC drones count legally as planes. DetlefK Jul 2015 #64

Planes don't hover ten feet over the ground TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #85

Ok, if they're legally planes, according to FAA regulations.. Fuddnik Jul 2015 #91

Do you have a link to that regulation? I'm trying to understand the legal aspects of this. stevenleser Jul 2015 #146

FYI- if you own property, you own the right to build X feet up into the air. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #165

Doesn't matter if you can build there. jeff47 Jul 2015 #243

"I'm trying to understand the legal aspects of this." PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #177

Good stuff. Right off though, the summary in the first link includes this nugget stevenleser Jul 2015 #179

In February the FAA released 195 pages of proposed regulation... PoliticAverse Jul 2015 #188

Also this... stevenleser Jul 2015 #180

FAR 91.119 Minimum safe altitudes (general) (FAR-AIM FAA Publication) Fuddnik Jul 2015 #373

Political averses links break that out more. UAV are below 500 feet. They're not stevenleser Jul 2015 #375

Thanks to a link from someone else, I know that regulation only applies to fixed wing aircraft. stevenleser Jul 2015 #187

Exactly. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #210

RC planes. They have different rules than manned aircraft. jeff47 Jul 2015 #265

Every community has limits on how tall a house might be. So we do own the rights KittyWampus Jul 2015 #162

That's just the building-code. That doesn't mean you own the airspace. DetlefK Jul 2015 #168

legally, we don't even "own" land or airspace. What we own is the RIGHT to use it- KittyWampus Jul 2015 #178

Nope. You do not own the rights to the airspace above your property. jeff47 Jul 2015 #252

You are simply incorrect. One does have a right to airspace above one's house. How much, and how Romulox Jul 2015 #260

FAA regulations apply to all airspace. Even the airspace above your house. jeff47 Jul 2015 #264

You make a basic mistake: you assumed the definition of "airspace" Romulox Jul 2015 #266

Need a mirror? jeff47 Jul 2015 #273

Oh dear. *You* made a claim. You can't support it. nt Romulox Jul 2015 #279

I did support it. Again, the article has links to regulations and law. jeff47 Jul 2015 #283

No. That's not how legal proof works. Don't worry about it. nt Romulox Jul 2015 #286

So you apparently need me to copy-and-paste the links from the article for you. jeff47 Jul 2015 #287

Not exactly. They are subject to differenet regulations than manned aircraft. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #386

Ah...idiots with guns JackInGreen Jul 2015 #65

I see it as "Idiots with Drones"----hoping to capture something risque' to post on the internets. WinkyDink Jul 2015 #90

my little brother has tied a camera on his remote control truck & drives it on lawns Sunlei Jul 2015 #66

I would think it depends on how much in intrudes on others privacy? liberal N proud Jul 2015 #75

If he drove it into my back yard he might not get it back. n/t djean111 Jul 2015 #76

Totally agree! avebury Jul 2015 #80

yards are pretty close in most neighborhoods, what if his pet wearing camera vest climbed fence in Sunlei Jul 2015 #103

So, you are okay with little cameras invading property and privacy? djean111 Jul 2015 #109

well google map shows your backyard to the world. you ok with that? Sunlei Jul 2015 #111

So - are you really saying that everyone has a right to spy on others? djean111 Jul 2015 #117

he can't get his TOY into backyard because of fence, but some places use invisable fence for dogs. Sunlei Jul 2015 #139

Google does not take pictures INSIDE my house TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #217

any camera or telescope can look through your windows. be sure to tin foil and keep drapes closed. Sunlei Jul 2015 #221

Can you post your home address.. frylock Jul 2015 #363

follow the manure roller border collie of doom Sunlei Jul 2015 #421

Google also alters images showing people in their street view and maps liberal N proud Jul 2015 #411

Very true. christx30 Aug 2015 #427

Does it go into back yards and take pictures at windows? TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #88

OTHER people's lawns? Why? Let him play in his own damn yard. Unless, of course, it's okay for the WinkyDink Jul 2015 #93

False analogy hueymahl Jul 2015 #133

Hey--ladders and telephoto lenses are legal! Why not photograph your neighbors sunbathing with a giant ladder!!!! Romulox Jul 2015 #135

or mount a camera in your tree thats taller then the fence blocking the 'view'. Sunlei Jul 2015 #205

That would *also* be invasion of privacy. nt Romulox Jul 2015 #233

so call the police and have the VOYEUR arrested. but be prepared for them to say, I was photographin Sunlei Jul 2015 #238

No. I would likely engage in "self help" and let YOU (the peeper) call the police. nt Romulox Jul 2015 #250

Cuius est solum, eius est usque ad caelum et ad inferos paleotn Jul 2015 #74

Thank you azurnoir Jul 2015 #83

K&R! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #98

The SCOTUS in US v Causby rejected that doctrine as it applies to airspace. See political averse's stevenleser Jul 2015 #191

He was charged with Criminal Mischeif and Wanton Endangerment Renew Deal Jul 2015 #82

I'd take that one to trial if I were him. TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #92

Same here! n/t RKP5637 Jul 2015 #99

The wanton endangerment fails because he used bird shot. tclambert Jul 2015 #104

He needs to demand a JURY TRIAL. nt Romulox Jul 2015 #132

Am I supposed to side with the Drone-Boys? Because I do not. WinkyDink Jul 2015 #87

I think only one or two people here are siding with them. nt djean111 Jul 2015 #95

In a previous drone-thread, I was taken to task by a DU drone-owner. J/S. WinkyDink Jul 2015 #96

I agree with this guy's behavior, and I support what he did. NBachers Jul 2015 #100

I don't think people 'think' before they shoot. we have laws against peeping at people. Call 911. Sunlei Jul 2015 #105

And that is creepy. And just because Google does it, does not make it right. djean111 Jul 2015 #186

Google maps doesn't show real-time Kermitt Gribble Jul 2015 #324

on google street view you can see close in cars and thats interesting in russia street view lol. Sunlei Jul 2015 #325

Google maps use a combination of satellite and aerial imagery. Glassunion Jul 2015 #346

having recieved a death threat this year i have greater sympathy for the guy with a gun dembotoz Jul 2015 #106

Not a gun owner rosesaylavee Jul 2015 #118

If you take out the fact that the drone was involved flying_wahini Jul 2015 #125

Do you have a link to the applicable laws? I don't think it's that simple in this situation. stevenleser Jul 2015 #157

What happened to all the drone-defenders from the last thread??? nt Romulox Jul 2015 #131

The one where the guy with the baseball bat beat the drone on public property? jberryhill Jul 2015 #199

Yeah. The one where our "legal experts" posited that one may film into a persons' home, Romulox Jul 2015 #234

Yeah, that's right jberryhill Jul 2015 #236

No. It's not. Invasion of privacy is not solely dependent on the location of the camera. nt Romulox Jul 2015 #249

You are entitled to believe that jberryhill Jul 2015 #276

It's simply a fact. You want to muddy the waters, of course. Romulox Jul 2015 #285

I would have done something similar Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #134

Not owning a gun, I would have to find other means liberal N proud Jul 2015 #192

Again, paintball guns are perfect for drones Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #274

Your own drone? Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #323

Drone crash derby liberal N proud Jul 2015 #413

The foul ball fence for spectators will be a grand chicken coop... Eleanors38 Jul 2015 #424

I'd have been at bit at a loss. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2015 #198

Well, ya need a paiunt ball gun for drone varmints Kelvin Mace Jul 2015 #268

That'd be fun! Lizzie Poppet Jul 2015 #294

There are legal questions here need answering. I honestly don't know the answer. stevenleser Jul 2015 #137

with your connections, I hope you find the answers. I find this topic incredibly interesting…. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #175

Re question 2, it's "yes" in virtually every state. sir pball Jul 2015 #278

I can't wait to see how many drones Amazon loses Blue_Tires Jul 2015 #149

A friend of mine shot down a drone near Greenville, SC. DemoTex Jul 2015 #155

He could sell the non-broken parts on E-Bay!! nt MADem Jul 2015 #174

I don't blame the home owner for blasting the drone. DawgHouse Jul 2015 #170

the people with the drones are gun owners too olddots Jul 2015 #197

Good point, olddots... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #228

Glad to see this conversation. oldandhappy Jul 2015 #216

Google does not take photos INSIDE of your house TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #219

Yes oldandhappy Jul 2015 #304

No apologies necessary! TexasMommaWithAHat Jul 2015 #308

Sounds like a righteous shooting ileus Jul 2015 #218

Good for him. Anyone using a drone with a camera is probably a pervert. Zorra Jul 2015 #222

roof inspection, solar panel inspection, power line inspection. camera drones are here to stay. Sunlei Jul 2015 #241

You forgot breast and vagina inspection. If they are here to stay, then a $100,000 Zorra Jul 2015 #313

lol, probably something police would love to have as law. just for private citizens. Sunlei Jul 2015 #315

The Sex Crime of Voyeurism Zorra Jul 2015 #321

yes, more then we need to assume about why the drone flew into the neighbors 'airspace' Sunlei Jul 2015 #322

I really, really don't like this guy. And those who think all drones are nefarious are...something. randome Jul 2015 #225

Firing a weapon at an aircraft is against federal law. He fired at a remote-controlled aircraft. jeff47 Jul 2015 #271

Not sure if it qualifies as an 'aircraft' but point taken. randome Jul 2015 #296

Nope, the FAA rules start at the end of whatever is attached to the ground. jeff47 Jul 2015 #298

So, theoretically, a drone could hover right in front of your face and legally you could do nothing. randome Jul 2015 #300

If it's close enough, you might be able to claim self-defense. jeff47 Jul 2015 #303

Airspace rules... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #307

What you wrote is for fixed wing aircraft only. Drones, what stevenleser Jul 2015 #335

I don't believe that differences in aircraft classification... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #339

There are links above that explain it all in greater detail. You don't have the right to stevenleser Jul 2015 #358

Maybe not... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #369

Wrong kind of aircraft. jeff47 Jul 2015 #382

That's true... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #387

Except the FAA says they can fly it there too. jeff47 Jul 2015 #390

Where do they say that RC aircraft... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #393

By not recognizing the concept of a landowner's private airspace. jeff47 Jul 2015 #394

The regulation... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #395

i am as anti gun as they come restorefreedom Jul 2015 #227

I kind of feel the same way liberal N proud Jul 2015 #230

totally. nt restorefreedom Jul 2015 #235

Please -- won't someone think of the drones? Buns_of_Fire Jul 2015 #231

Mr. Meredith had every right to do... slor Jul 2015 #242

Except he actually doesn't. jeff47 Jul 2015 #277

Good for him (nt) bigwillq Jul 2015 #244

Lol, great analysis as usual! Nt Logical Jul 2015 #261

Interesting comment thread here. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #245

Maybe it demonstrates that for many of us its about control of the guns liberal N proud Jul 2015 #256

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It is encouraging sarisataka Jul 2015 #297

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Hope he gets arrested, a night in jail would be good for him! Nt Logical Jul 2015 #263

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Ahhh, someone needs a nap! Nappy time! nt Logical Jul 2015 #284

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yeah I'm gonna buy me a shotgun to blow away them drones ! olddots Jul 2015 #259

Here is a pic of the nut Logical Jul 2015 #267

Would the conversation be different if he'd dropped it with a slingshot? lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #269

There are several facets to the issue, for me that would make one of them less "bad" stevenleser Jul 2015 #334

For anyone thinking of shooting down a drone, it is actually against the law to do so. jeff47 Jul 2015 #280

I would do the same thing. Throd Jul 2015 #289

I'm think I'm ok with this Bradical79 Jul 2015 #290

This is a rare instance where I also side with the guy with the guns DFW Jul 2015 #291

Obviously there's nothing new to be said here tularetom Jul 2015 #305

+1. The main learning outcome I see here is when shooting down a perv-drone, petronius Jul 2015 #342

We're going to need some Drone Rules at some point here. DirkGently Jul 2015 #306

Coming to your neighborhood soon - the anti drone drone. yellowcanine Jul 2015 #310

I so hope that this goes to court. Glassunion Jul 2015 #311

I don't see why trespassing laws wouldn't apply to remote controlled and automated devices... Humanist_Activist Jul 2015 #314

Is stalking. Which neighbor is keeping track of when you are there, and when your kid is alone? n/t jtuck004 Jul 2015 #329

Stalking is a crime that invariably requires more than one instance of bad behavior. stevenleser Jul 2015 #337

in texas flying adrone to conduct "survellance" is illegal rdking647 Jul 2015 #316

They passed that law after a drone captured footage of a business dumping illegally Major Nikon Jul 2015 #399

I have no ohheckyeah Jul 2015 #317

The homeowner is in the right here steve2470 Jul 2015 #318

Good. Nothing but a flying stalker - and the operator is threatening my family. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2015 #327

I knew people would start shooting them down. TNNurse Jul 2015 #328

I would have done the same thing, except used a slingshot or rocks to knock it down. Avalux Jul 2015 #331

no.pity for the drone owner Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #336

Kentucky holds a special place in my memories. saidsimplesimon Jul 2015 #338

I don't have any guns, LWolf Jul 2015 #341

If some yahoo flies a drone "in my face", jomin41 Jul 2015 #344

Mass marketing of drones, great idea!... Dont call me Shirley Jul 2015 #348

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Not sure what the applicable laws are... Mr_Jefferson_24 Jul 2015 #364

Finally a justified shooting. ruffburr Jul 2015 #376

I wouldn't shoot the drone down The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #381

I agree with him shooting the drone down bluestateguy Jul 2015 #388

The threat of 4 angry men coming onto his christx30 Aug 2015 #429

He was completely justified in shooting down the drone and issuing the warning. the band leader Jul 2015 #389

For the record, I hate guns and I hope he walks Jack Rabbit Jul 2015 #392

Hey the NSA is spying on us all the time. What's a little drone spying? Hell what if it was a Amazon L0oniX Jul 2015 #397

Stand my ....er....air Sancho Jul 2015 #400

Snort. lonestarnot Jul 2015 #414

Good for him. LeftyMom Jul 2015 #401

Citing precedent-setting 2015 Idaho remote-controlled drone law... TeeYiYi Jul 2015 #405

Very helpful. It helps underline the words, phrases and concepts involved. KittyWampus Jul 2015 #412

I don't blame him one bit. Kali Aug 2015 #426

I agree with the sentiment, BUT AleksS Aug 2015 #428

I thought that when I first moved to our city liberal N proud Aug 2015 #433

UPDATE: New telemetry suggests shot-down drone was higher than alleged Blue_Tires Aug 2015 #431

Can a shot gun shoot straight in the air to that altitude with enough force to hit the drone? liberal N proud Aug 2015 #432