http://www.baxterbulletin.com/story/news/local/2016/04/11/drone-shot-down-over-norfork/82712482/

FAA has confirmed, shooting drones down is a Federal Crime

http://www.forbes.com/sites/john ... ecute/#5dc1871d53ef

Unfortunately, it's the stories like these that will force law makers to tighten the leash on drone laws.  

Perhaps gun laws or property damage laws will be tightened instead?

dieselwind Posted at 2016-4-15 16:12
Unfortunately, it's the stories like these that will force law makers to tighten the leash on drone  ...

And the end result will mean all the sensible drone pilots having to jump through hoops to stay legit, and all the idiots will just carry on being idiots.

this may effect me in both ways, being an avoid gun owner, and drone owner...

Still_JustBlaze Posted at 2016-4-15 15:31
this may effect me in both ways, being an avoid gun owner, and drone owner...

Same here...

spiderbot.sb Posted at 2016-4-15 23:39
Perhaps gun laws or property damage laws will be tightened instead?

Perhaps they should enforce the laws already on the books first before passing more legislation.

It's clear this man gave little care about gun laws as he recklessly discharged his firearm around people. They should hold him accountable for his action instead of passing more gun control laws. The same with the nut jobs flying drones around airports, it's already illegal, punish them instead of passing more drone laws.

SVTRay Posted at 2016-4-15 16:49
Perhaps they should enforce the laws already on the books first before passing more legislation.
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I didn't say what should be done.  I posited what will probably be done.

spiderbot.sb Posted at 2016-4-18 22:33
I didn't say what should be done.  I posited what will probably be done.

Perhaps.....

SVTRay Posted at 2016-4-15 15:49
Perhaps they should enforce the laws already on the books first before passing more legislation.
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How did he "recklessly discharge his weapon around people". There were people flying in the air around the drone? Anybody down here could shoot the eye out of a predator coyote @ 100 yards. Not to worry.  

Crack The Sky Posted at 2016-11-15 06:42
How did he "recklessly discharge his weapon around people". There were people flying in the air ar ...

My father is 98. He claims he could shoot a squirrel between the eyes at 100 yards. I suspect that from 100 yards he couldn't tell the difference between a critter and my Phantom!

Art - N4PJ

fans30254479 Posted at 2016-11-15 07:42
My father is 98. He claims he could shoot a squirrel between the eyes at 100 yards. I suspect that ...

You got me laughing this morning! My 87 year old neighbor swears he has shot a Cottonmouth snake every day for the 5 years I have known him. I have never seen one. Told him I saw a Bald Eagle fly by the other day, and he offered me his "eagle gun".

It must of been very low and not moving for someone to shoot it out of the sky.