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For what it's worth, shooting at aircraft (including drones) is a federal offense, and the FAA takes that one pretty seriously. Drones also have cameras.
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False, at least according to this FAA Fact Sheet:
“The FAA has exclusive authority to regulate airspace efficiency for UAS at low altitudes”
https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/uas/public_safety_go...
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I highly doubt people are shooting at drones. Shooting at any aircraft is incredibly illegal & dangerous. I'd assume people have better self-preservation instincts than that.
People shoot at cars (road rage) which is way worse. I don't think such people have self-preservation instincts, or at least they aren't developed against threats such as "this might lead to an investigation and possible criminal charges some time in the future"
Most people don’t have dashcams. Drones, on the other hand, would have evidence of both the crime and criminal intent.
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The question is so common that it has its own section in the FAA’s drone FAQ > Can you shoot down drones above your property? > It’s illegal under federal law to shoot at an aircraft. A private citizen shooting at any aircraft – including unmanned aircraft – poses a significant safety hazard. An unmanned aircraft hit by gunfire could crash, causing damage to persons or property on the ground, or it could collide with…
Well,not my country, but I think it is quite a silly and too general rule: What if 10 neighbors collude and start flying drones over my garden and house, only a few meters above ground or my roof, 24/7? What if one of their drones crashes without my doing and hurts _me_? So the actual rules need to be more nuanced than this, to prevent people doing crazy shit with their tech gadgets hurting others. They cannot be giv…
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The word "frequently" is doing a lot of heavy-lifting here.
Completely up to what that word means to you. Just do a search for "charged with shooting at drone".
> Civilian shootings at drones occur at a rate likely below 15 incidents per year in the U.S., compared to over one million registered drones.
I'm going to have to conclude that this strains and breaks the bounds of the term 'frequently' and the initial term 'incorrect'.
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The question is so common that it has its own section in the FAA’s drone FAQ > Can you shoot down drones above your property? > It’s illegal under federal law to shoot at an aircraft. A private citizen shooting at any aircraft – including unmanned aircraft – poses a significant safety hazard. An unmanned aircraft hit by gunfire could crash, causing damage to persons or property on the ground, or it could collide with…
Well,not my country, but I think it is quite a silly and too general rule: What if 10 neighbors collude and start flying drones over my garden and house, only a few meters above ground or my roof, 24/7? What if one of their drones crashes without my doing and hurts _me_? So the actual rules need to be more nuanced than this, to prevent people doing crazy shit with their tech gadgets hurting others. They cannot be giv…
Are you under the impression that either of these things is legal, and that gunplay is your only recourse?
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Completely up to what that word means to you. Just do a search for "charged with shooting at drone".
I had AI do a collation of news events and the general conclusion was > Civilian shootings at drones occur at a rate likely below 15 incidents per year in the U.S., compared to over one million registered drones. I'm going to have to conclude that this strains and breaks the bounds of the term 'frequently' and the initial term 'incorrect'.
Depending on where you live, they might even be neighbors of yours.
Something showing up every month is pretty damn frequent, especially when it leaks into national news and always grabs headlines, yet idiots still do it.
I mean if a plane fell out of the sky once a month, is that frequently?
What about if your bank blocked access to your account once a month when you needed it?
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Well,not my country, but I think it is quite a silly and too general rule: What if 10 neighbors collude and start flying drones over my garden and house, only a few meters above ground or my roof, 24/7? What if one of their drones crashes without my doing and hurts _me_? So the actual rules need to be more nuanced than this, to prevent people doing crazy shit with their tech gadgets hurting others. They cannot be giv…
> What if 10 neighbors collude and start flying drones over my garden and house, only a few meters above ground or my roof, 24/7? What if your neighbours climb on your roof and start banging on your windows at night?
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if a drone is close enough to be hit with a rock, its operating ilegally.
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