Re: [MBZ] Kentucky man shoots down drone hovering over his backyard

2015-07-30 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
I see a market for gun-like tool which shoots a net or somesuch to bring down a drone. Keep the drone until anyone claiming to be the owner can prove they are the owner in a court of law. After enough publicity, jail time fines for those breaking federal laws, and just the pure hassle of

Re: [MBZ] Kentucky man shoots down drone hovering over his backyard

2015-07-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
: Re: [MBZ] Kentucky man shoots down drone hovering over his backyard I see a market for gun-like tool which shoots a net or somesuch to bring down a drone.  Keep the drone until anyone claiming to be the owner can prove they are the owner in a court of law.  After enough publicity, jail time

Re: [MBZ] Kentucky man shoots down drone hovering over his backyard

2015-07-30 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Tater gun stuffed with a shrimp throw net, you catch it you keep it. I just got a 1600 mW solid state laser from China that runs off 12V (I think, I haven't really looked at it yet) to put on a little burning machine, I got to thinking that mounting that sucker on a quadcopter with some

Re: [MBZ] Kentucky man shoots down drone hovering over his backyard

2015-07-30 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I see a market for gun-like tool which shoots a net or somesuch to bring down a drone. Keep the drone until anyone claiming to be the owner can prove they are the owner in a court of law. After enough publicity, jail time fines for those breaking federal laws, and just the pure hassle of

Re: [MBZ] Kentucky man shoots down drone hovering over his backyard

2015-07-30 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I want a drone capable of lifting a 156 pound payload. On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Tater gun stuffed with a shrimp throw net, you catch it you keep it. I just got a 1600 mW solid state laser from China that runs off 12V (I think, I

Re: [MBZ] Kentucky man shoots down drone hovering over his backyard

2015-07-29 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Pretty funny i think. A harbinger of things to come? On Jul 29, 2015 5:03 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/07/kentucky-man-shoots-down-drone-hovering-over-his-backyard/ Being that its Kentucky I'm surprised they arrested him.

Re: [MBZ] Kentucky man shoots down drone hovering over his backyard

2015-07-29 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
According to what I've read, there is a city prohibition, but he was charged under a different state law. Interesting to see how this plays out. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, July 29,