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Federal Aviation Administration Investigating 18-Year-Old for Flying Drone Equipped With Gun
CLINTON, Conn. - An 18-year-old Connecticut man may be in trouble with federal aviation officials after posting a video online that shows shots being fired from a drone that had been jury-rigged with a handgun. (www.cbsnews.com) और अधिक...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
He may have researched the law and nothing on the books prevented him from building it, and he may not even be in trouble with the FAA depending on altitude and all, but I expect them 4 shots into the woods is what got everybody's attention, not to mention posting it out there on social media for the whole world to see. Some people don't seem to be able to go to the bathroom anymore without posting it. That's a special kind of stupid.
Sure drops the price of a helicopter gun ship.
Why the FAA when the video does not show a breach of airspace (Unless they tracked it on the way?)Would it not be the police reckless discharge of a firearm.
Don't know the US laws but here you need to have a gun licence and firearms have to be registered. So is it legal to mount gun on a Cessna in the US. Maybe the Icon crew should make it a marketing spin for the A5. I agree with preacher1 got to put everything on YT and post screeds of personal crapola on Faceache.
Don't know the US laws but here you need to have a gun licence and firearms have to be registered. So is it legal to mount gun on a Cessna in the US. Maybe the Icon crew should make it a marketing spin for the A5. I agree with preacher1 got to put everything on YT and post screeds of personal crapola on Faceache.
As per the story and a post below, they are looking at " careless and reckless operation " and the local PD is investigating also, but good bad or indifferent, neither one of those agencies would have known about it if he had not posted it. You can't fix stupid.
BATF is sure to be involved as well.
Well, he may get real popular for a day or 2 but the cop on CBS this morning said there was not a law broken, especially since it all appeared to happen on his own property. Once again, if he hadn't posted about it, nobody would've known and we would not be having this conversation.
I wonder if the bullet obeyed that law and stayed on the shooter's property. They do have a way of traveling a good distance. Where I live, it's illegal to shoot a firearm inside the limits.
Not sure if local PD can enforce Federal BATF regs though. Either way, he's looking at a permanent spot on the radar of BATF, FBI, DHS, the no-fly list, etc.
yep. Although it is really a big nothing, every one of them will want some glory now. If he would have just kept his mouth shut.
Gotta justify their anti-terrorism budgets somehow....
Exactly what it boils down to. How dare you make something that the government would have you believe only THEY are allowed to have.