USMCFLYR

Firing on gov't aerial vehicles - -- yeah that will go over well

Colorado town considers licensing bounty hunters to shoot down drones | The Daily Caller

RhinoPherret

Deer Tail is a most appropriate name for this town’s citizens.

This towns citizens appear to use an anatomical structure located near a deer’s tail in developing their logic for this ordnance.

My apologies to any deer that were offended by this analogy.

savall

Did that article really just say "cowboys and indians"..?

USMCFLYR

Further warnings ans cautions:
FAA warns public against shooting guns at drones - The Denver Post

No....but the FAA's can enforce existing laws and with the help of law enforcement and the judical system can levy fines and jail time.

Grumble

So just what are they planning on shooting down a pred with? Even at low altitude (10k) you're talking a two mile shot straight up against a target moving 70-100 mph. Good luck with that.

pengu

Plus they would be shooting at something
that can shoot back.

DirectTo

Fortunately bullets don't come back down.

...wait a minute.

Twin Wasp

Wait a minute, you can only shot at US drones? So they're not worried about the Chinese or Russians? Only three shots every 2 hours, is this some kind of noise thing? And you can only use a shotgun firing lead, steel or depleted uranium? Depleted uranium shotgun shells? It's been a while since I've bought any shotgun ammo, maybe I can turn my 870 into a mini GAU-8.

Sata 4000 RP

The town board of the small farming town of Deer Trail, Colorado will be voting on an ordinance that would create drone hunting licenses and offer bounties for unmanned aerial vehicles.

However, the proposed ordinance isn’t sitting well with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), who issued a statement last week advising against it.

Under the proposed ordinance, Deer Trail would grant hunting permits to shoot drones. The permits would cost $25 each.

The ordinance drafted by Deer Trail resident, Phillip Steel states, ”The Town of Deer Trail shall issue a reward of $100 to any shooter who presents a valid hunting license and the following identifiable parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle whose markings and configuration are consistent with those used on any similar craft known to be owned or operated by the United States federal government”, according to a KRJH.com report.

In response, the FAA warned people who fire guns at drones are endangering the public and property and could be prosecuted or fined.

The statement from the federal agency states: A drone “hit by gunfire could crash, causing damage to persons or property on the ground, or it could collide with other objects in the air,” the statement said. “Shooting at an unmanned aircraft could result in criminal or civil liability, just as would firing at a manned airplane.”

Steel says he has 28 signatures, about 10 percent of the town’s registered voters. Under Colorado law, that requires local officials to formally consider the proposal at a meeting next month, he said. Town officials would then have the option of adopting the ordinance or putting it on the ballot in an election this fall, he said.

He does acknowledge that the ordinance is mostly symbolic. ”I don’t want to live in a surveillance society. I don’t feel like being in a virtual prison,” Steel said. “This is a pre-emptive strike.”

Concerning the FAA statement, Steel says, ”The FAA doesn’t have the power to make a law.

UASIT

Yeah...This will end well...