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I like the advise to not shoot down the drones, as this can cause a battery fire. Seems very US-American to me.

> 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

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

This law will have to change as more illegally weaponized drones replace traditional drive-bys or other assassinations.

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

Not to mention shooting into the air launches the projectile in a very large path that could kill people. Never fire into the air!

*unless you're at a wedding. We shouldn't be disparaging to other cultures.

Is this sarcasm? (Seriously asking.)

Yes

  I like the advise to not shoot down the drones, as this can cause a battery fire

They're not good eating, anyway, no matter how you prepare them.

That hasn't stopped hunters from shooting at optic fiber before...

Sad but true. The Goodyear blimp is a regular target of some trigger happy folks. If it flies it probably gets shot at least occasionally

We literally have to remind people not to shoot at hurricanes in this country.

> If it moves, shoot it.

> If it doesn't move, try shooting it.

This is my 12 word guide to Texas.

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