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2013-07-20 -Land of the Free

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Posted by Deacon Blues 2013-07-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Roll the F-150 and unmask the Bofors!

Posted by Shipman 2013-07-20 04:03|| 2013-07-20 04:03|| Front Page Top

#2 drink up!

Posted by Frank G 2013-07-20 13:02|| 2013-07-20 13:02|| Front Page Top

#3 I can hear it now, "Here hold my beer".

Posted by Redneck Jim 2013-07-20 13:48|| 2013-07-20 13:48|| Front Page Top

#4 While Shipman and Frank go all old skool, the kids are out in the barn fitting their quadcopter for air-to-air combat and writing guidance code for the optical seekers on the Estes rockets.

Posted by SteveS 2013-07-20 14:21|| 2013-07-20 14:21|| Front Page Top

#5 And overnight going at least 50 years beyond the paleos. And thats just the 4-H and FFA youngsters.

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-07-20 16:54|| 2013-07-20 16:54|| Front Page Top

#6 I think the FAA or somebody just announced that it is illegal to shoot the things down. No link, sorry.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-07-20 17:17|| 2013-07-20 17:17|| Front Page Top

#7 This needs to be done with a little more care.

First, we need it to be understood that the launcher (or if hijacked, the controller) of a drone is responsible for all damages from any mishaps whatever. That probably requires a law.

Second, we need it to be understood that drones have their place: at the borders, around military bases or nuke plants, in hobby plane zones, and so on. Drones are protected there, as well as in the approaches to an airport.

Then you're ready to open season on drones.

I'm trying to imagine the taxidermy.

Posted by James 2013-07-20 18:25|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2013-07-20 18:25|| Front Page Top

#8 Should have just said any drones, only the government has any legit arguement.

You have a good point James. If it is a drone from ELF, I would use my Atari 2600 as the base, some sort of Missile Command theme.

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-07-20 19:14|| 2013-07-20 19:14|| Front Page Top

#9 Scratch that - I could see how a pipeline or electrical or railroad service would rather use drones than helicopters.

Thought of that when I remembered that some pipeline companies like to give plenty of advance warning when inspecting by helicopter - they were tired of getting shot at, and I think it wasn't Uncle Joe setting down his beer and making two shotgun blasts into the air.

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-07-20 19:38|| 2013-07-20 19:38|| Front Page Top

#10 I can see a law protecting drones flying over companies' own property, such as railroads, pipelines, etc., and I can see a law protecting drones over - and within x hundred feet/yards/whatever - of military bases, the border, etc.

But if a drone is flying over MY property and that property isn't within the boundaries listed above, it's invasion of MY privacy and MY castle and I should have a perfect right to blast it out of the sky.

In fact, I'd be willing to buy a shotgun just for the occasion.

Posted by Barbara 2013-07-20 21:07|| 2013-07-20 21:07|| Front Page Top

#11 And before the banjos start playing and see country folk scrambling from black helicopters, I mean the criminals involved in growing/manufacturing drugs.

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-07-20 21:12|| 2013-07-20 21:12|| Front Page Top

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