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Tennessee congressman proposes allowing property owners to shotgun low-flying drones

[WCYB] Tennessee Congressman Tim Burchett has proposed a bill allowing Americans to use a shotgun to shoot down drones above their property.

Is this an urgent issue, or something better addressed in a year or so?

HR1907, also known as the Defense Against Drones Act, is sponsored by U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-2). The bill allows for a property owner to shoot down unmanned aircraft using a legally-obtained shotgun if the person believes the drone is flying 200 feet or lower over their property.

The bill allows for the property owner to return the drone to the owner should they choose and also requires the property owner to report the aircraft and it's registration number to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) within 60 days of the drone shooting.

The bill comes just under two weeks after the Tennessee National Guard reported mysterious drone sightings in recent months similar to the sightings seen in northeast states. The Tennessee Department of the Military is asking for an additional $5.5 million for what they call forced protection improvements. Such improvements may include ballistic doors, ballistic gates, and other types of confidential defense improvements.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2025-03-13 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11149 views ] Top

Posted by Skidmark 2025-03-13 00:07|| 2025-03-13 00:07|| Front Page Top

#2 We can all laugh about such assertions, but in real estate law the legal rights to a portion of property extend above the roof-line of the home. Those rights can be bought and sold, and with that right comes the implication that those rights can be defended.

Posted by Crusader 2025-03-13 00:20|| 2025-03-13 00:20|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder how effective shotguns could be against UAVs flying over 200 foot up.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-03-13 01:19|| 2025-03-13 01:19|| Front Page Top

#4
See US v. Causby

The minimum prescribed by the authority is 500 feet during the day and 1000 feet at night for air carriers (Civil Air Regulations, Pt. 61, §§ 61.7400, 61.7401, Code Fed.Reg.Cum.Supp., Tit. 14, ch. 1) and from 300 to 1000 feet for other aircraft depending on the type of plane and the character of the terrain.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-03-13 08:05|| 2025-03-13 08:05|| Front Page Top

#5 I wonder how effective shotguns could be against UAVs flying over 200 foot up.

Look up 'Punt Gun' or 'Market Gun' (example noted in #1 by Skidmark).

Get the smokeless powder variety as the black powder versions only had a range of 100 yards (91 Meters) or so.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2025-03-13 08:07|| 2025-03-13 08:07|| Front Page Top

#6
OBTW: DRONE JAMMER

Posted by NN2N1 2025-03-13 08:15|| 2025-03-13 08:15|| Front Page Top

#7 Wonder how it would play out against local ordinances prohibiting shooting in town limits.

Posted by Mercutio 2025-03-13 09:40|| 2025-03-13 09:40|| Front Page Top

#8
NO, in a town or a subdivision, since a bullet shot in the air must come down and could come down causing damages to another person's property or to another person.

Besides, there are many nonlethal ways to drop a drone.

Eg. A cheap $24.95 drone and use it to crash it or bring it down.

Posted by NN2N1 2025-03-13 09:52|| 2025-03-13 09:52|| Front Page Top

#9 I live rural.
Simply pointing the shotgun did the trick. Local deputy said it was fine with him to shoot next time.

Posted by Xyz 2025-03-13 10:04|| 2025-03-13 10:04|| Front Page Top

#10 ..Hunt!

Posted by Procopius2k 2025-03-13 11:05|| 2025-03-13 11:05|| Front Page Top

#11

since a bullet shot in the air must come down and could come down causing damages

What happens when shotgun pellets go up the air and come down again?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-03-13 12:23|| 2025-03-13 12:23|| Front Page Top

#12 Latest drone tech includes fiberoptic cables which don't use RF to control the drones. Most of the drones still need GPS data to navigate. I wonder how hard it would be to jam GPS signals in a very small area?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2025-03-13 12:25|| 2025-03-13 12:25|| Front Page Top

#13 Curiously, laser beams don't come down...

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-03-13 15:57|| 2025-03-13 15:57|| Front Page Top

#14 Not sure rural folks need a law to allow them to do what they will do out of common sense.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-03-13 18:17|| 2025-03-13 18:17|| Front Page Top

#15 12ga canister with proximity detonation into airsoft type pellets and/or filaments. Come down light as a feather.

Posted by swksvolFF 2025-03-13 18:55|| 2025-03-13 18:55|| Front Page Top

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