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| Pull! Amazon drones are coming to town. Some locals want to shoot them. |
| 2022-06-21 |
| [MSN (gag, hack)] LOCKEFORD, Calif. — Six months ago, Amazon contacted local authorities in this rural town to let them know it planned to launch its long-awaited drone delivery service here. But as of last week — when Amazon made the news public — many of the residents of unincorporated Lockeford, with its vineyards, fruit stands, and ranches, still didn’t know about the plan. |
| Posted by:Mercutio |
| #5 Would clay pigeons be considered drones? |
| Posted by: Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2022-06-21 18:44 |
| #4 I think that was Deerfield, Colorado where you could purchase a drone hunting license. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-06-21 15:08 |
| #3 There's also an FAA rule about not flying below 750 feet. One might argue that some UFO diving at your house could be considered an imminent threat. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2022-06-21 07:12 |
| #2 ^ Like all laws in the USA, it's selectively enforced. The little old lady in Virginia who shotgunned a drone over her farm a few years ago was not charged or prosecuted, to my knowledge. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-06-21 06:55 |
| #1 Shooting at drones is a federal crime. It's interfering with an aircraft in flight. That applies to hobbyist drones as well. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2022-06-21 06:46 |