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Re:Drones flying nighttime patterns over NE Colorado leave l... by cmroanirgo on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @03:46AM (#21877645)
> He urged people not to try to shoot the drones down, both because their batteries can cause intense fires and also because shooting a drone is a federal crime.

Shooting an inanimate object hovering over your property is illegal? ... on the federal level? I suppose it would have to be, but...

Edit: Now I know: "Under Title 18 of the United State Code 32, the sabotage of an unmanned aircraft could carry a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison." [0]

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/32

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Re:Drones flying nighttime patterns over NE Colorado leave l... by luma on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @08:48AM (#21878466)
Your ownership of the air rights above your property is limited, but the exact height at which your rights stop isn't always clearly defined. For sure everything above 500' is not yours, but depending on other factors that number may be lower.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_rights#United_States

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Re:Drones flying nighttime patterns over NE Colorado leave l... by hatsunearu on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @05:44AM (#21877982)
I mean, same reason why you can't shoot down an airliner flying 30,000 feet above your house with a homemade Stinger missile or whatever--the airspace is not your property
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Re:Drones flying nighttime patterns over NE Colorado leave l... by soulofmischief on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @02:37PM (#21880050)
This law will have to change as more illegally weaponized drones replace traditional drive-bys or other assassinations.
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Re:Drones flying nighttime patterns over NE Colorado leave l... by ianai on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @10:21AM (#21878793)
Not to mention shooting into the air launches the projectile in a very large path that could kill people. Never fire into the air!
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Re:Drones flying nighttime patterns over NE Colorado leave l... by twoflower9 on Wednesday December 25, 2019 @04:57PM (#21880704)
*unless you're at a wedding. We shouldn't be disparaging to other cultures.
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Re:Drones flying nighttime patterns over NE Colorado leave l... by chance_state on Thursday December 26, 2019 @03:22AM (#21882601)
Is this sarcasm? (Seriously asking.)
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Re:Drones flying nighttime patterns over NE Colorado leave l... by ckrailo on Friday December 27, 2019 @08:11PM (#21896330)
Yes
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