And you are assuming that the drone is spying? What is this, a groupthink social psychology experiment on paranoia gone bad? If it were in my yard, I’d be briefly curious, maybe take a picture, and then go inside and make a cup of tea. If it didnt go away I’d call the police, maybe.Folks here are sounding paranoid. And the solution to everything is to shoot first and ask questions later.Good grief people. By the way, some drones have cameras, and many do not. You folks are beginning to really scare me.
It’s not a matter of paranoid. that’s what is often done with drones. What else would someone be flying it into your yar for? Buzzing you?
People have had toys that fly for years–radio controlled planes, etc. Weirdly, they’ve never been a problem. Unlike these, filming is one of the major uses of drones–even if they didn’t come with a camera originally.
Maybe you didn’t know that.
And even if it’s use wasn’t to film, but just to be annoying, somehow that feels like a violation of my property and privacy, and I don’t think I should have to go inside to wait it out. Maybe I’m weird that way.
Seriously? You would pull out a gun and shoot it down? Really?? What the heck is this world coming to.
Feel free to talk amongst yourselves. This is civilization as we now know it? Wow.
And, finally, YOU equated a drone to a “snooping child.” That’s still bizarre.
No, you are putting words in my mouth that I did not say. I was responding to the now gone “new” poster who implied that everything that entered one’s yard was a trespasser and fair game- you have a right to protect your property. It was an example- used to make a point.
Re: your last post-- No Garland, you are twisting what I said.You can misread it and misinterpret it anyway you want. But what I responded to was a post that is no longer here, so it may seem out of sequence or be misread. But no matter.
So, instead, lets look on line at the “he said- she said” info written about this case. Some say that the drone was spotted flying in the neighborhood by kids, and that he waited for it to fly over his house, and when it did, he shot it. Other places said someone "claimed " it was hovering over a girl at a pool (thats not verified anywhere, but who the heck knows). The owners of the drone said they were taking photos of a friends house. Now none of us knows where the truth lies in this scenario, but heavens, is it wrong to suggest a less barbaric solution that shooting it out of the sky. I believe one article says that legal precedent says-- call the police. Don’t brandish a 10 mm glock and threaten them. What a concept.
Enough. The number of gun threads on c these days are getting rather unsettling. I’d rather go back to wishing Rhoda Morganstern/ Valerie Harper, a speedy recovery. Sadly, she is in a coma and likely in the end stages of her metastatic CA. Time for that cup of tea.
I read she was released from the hospital Thursday morning, so thats good.
Doesn’t anyone read the articles anymore?
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If it had been a radio controlled airplane, it would have been illegal.
So what purpose or mission was ths drone on?
http://www.wsj.com/articles/drones-boom-raises-new-question-who-owns-your-airspace-1431535417
Here’s a good article on the patchwork of state laws about drones and where they can fly.
I also read a few other articles discussing how much airspace above your property you can claim as your own. It is really interesting and I assume will be fought in the courts.
If a drone was hovering over my deck I’d want to knock it out of the air too.
I believe I have a right to protect some airspace over my property.
It should not up to me to first have to prove if a drone has bad intentions before I knock it down over my property.
If I feel threatened in any way including my privacy it is coming down.
So the question seems to be at what point do I own the airspace over my property and how can I legally protect that.
There are enough bad guys out there for most people to feel threatened at some point. Everyone’s point of feeling threatened will be different.
Potato gun? Hose? Any projectile that will land on my property when deployed?
It’s a really good question.
Advice by Nolo:
http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/what-do-when-your-neighbor-has-drone.html
But there will laws against drones interfering with fire fighters.
Use your water hose.
http://www.cnet.com/news/watch-firefighters-blast-drone-out-of-sky-with-hose/
I like the hose or potato gun idea.
Drones all have cameras even if they are not “live”. I’ve wanted one for a while just so I can make sure my roof is OK after a storm.
Lol, it’s raining tidy whities…
Kinda ironic that this guy lives in Bullitt County, KY.
Someone elsewhere suggested throwing a football at the drone. Much more reasonable, like the hose idea, if someone felt the need to knock it out of the sky.
The link also has a video of his arrest. Its hard to hear, but he and his family are cursing and arguing vociferously with the police.
The major issue is with drones is NOT related to privacy invasions or gun rights. I think it is pretty clear that one cannot expect privacy in her own backyard nor can she go gun-crazy and start shooting objects out of the sky. However… People do not realize that they might be giving up an important “stick” in their “bundle” of property rights - the right to exclude trespassers from their privately owned land. A drone is a physical object. As a property owner, I have the right to deal with neighbors’ tree branches drooping over my property. I should be able to similarly exclude a toy drone - not by shooting it, of course, but by capturing it and releasing to the owner or by creating some sort of a no-fly zone for drones over my deck.
I think trespass laws need to be updated to include physical invasion by low-flying drones and clearly differentiate them from the “aircraft” that the FAA is so worried about. I’m not as concerned with my neighbors doing an aerial photoshoot of my backyard as I am concerned with their little punks’ drones frightening my pets, flying low over my patio dining table like a large gnat, etc. Seriously, it does not require a rocket scientist’s brain to see the difference: planes =/= toy drones.
While I’m not in favor of everyone starting to shoot at flying objects, these drone shooting incidents create newsworthy stories that draw attention to the issue. I hope you all will take a look at your state’s drone laws, both current and pending…
http://wdrb.images.worldnow.com/images/8441459_G.jpg copy of the drone’s flight path.
A new industry is emerging: Build a 200-300-foot tall sign that says “Private property. No trespassing. Drones will be shot.”
LOL, jym. The issue again is not gun rights, governmental surveillance, or privacy. It is about people’s rights to exclude others from their property (trespass) and their right to quiet enjoyment of their property (private nuisance).
Of course I would not shoot a drone down, but I would like to know what my rights are as a property owner. For instance, what can a property owner do abut a pest drone flown by a neighbor’s kid over the dining table on the deck? It looks like the kid has more rights here than I do per FAA etc. Can I catch and release the (unharmed) drone to the neighbor like I can catch the neighbors’ trespassing chickens and throw them across the fence back where they belong? The FAA says “aircraft” can fly over my property. What is an “aircraft”? How high? Do I own any of the airspace above my yard any longer?