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Re:Man shoots down drone, gets hit with felony charges in Mi... by blaser-waffle on Monday May 18, 2020 @12:57PM (#23225004)
> The Federal Aviation Administration has said that shooting down a drone is illegal under the same federal aviation laws that make it illegal to shoot down a crewed aircraft.

I get the logic, sort of, but I think this law lacks nuance. No one died, unless the drone fell on them; statutes about property damage and/or manslaughter would cover anything else.

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Re:Man shoots down drone, gets hit with felony charges in Mi... by p_l on Monday May 18, 2020 @01:07PM (#23225162)
It falls under "causing danger in air transport", especially since you can't upfront ensure the fine will fall safely.
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Re:Man shoots down drone, gets hit with felony charges in Mi... by skoskie on Monday May 18, 2020 @02:34PM (#23226547)
And they weren’t charging him with that crime, so reason is being applied.

However, drones are now being used to carry organs for transplant, so there is now a greater than zero chance that shooting down a drone could impact human life ... however small those odds are for now.

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