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There are no legal means to take down a drone in NYC. And the implied assumption that the same rules and laws apply to NYPD as the citizens is ridiculous at best.

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What are the consequence of taking them down though? If they fly low enough even an arrow could do so. If they’re high enough in the air some sort of firearm could do away with it Im thinking… I guess that would equate to shooting at NYPD propery but would a costly investigation be worth it?

Firing a weapon in the air is a supremely bad idea. Especially in a city. ESPECIALLY in NYC.

If you're willing to shoot a firearm in the air to take out a drone in a crowded city, you have no business being within arm's reach of any firearm unsupervised, regardless of how old you are.

Im not willing to do so but someone will, and an ingenious person could use a silncer or something that obfuscates their location. While Im impressed with the development of drone tech I don’t think suddently they’re invincible in any way…

"I might get caught if I don't use a silencer" is hardly GP's point.

Short of using a rail gun, your projectile is unlikely to reach escape velocity.

You don't need "escape velocity", and a suitable PCP can be mail-ordered.

The penalty is that your life will be turned over, you will give all your money to lawyers, and then you will spend a lot of time in jail.

Hi! I live in NYC too. Please don’t fire a gun into the air! As much as I dislike NYPD surveillance, it’s better than being killed by a falling bullet!

FAA considers drones aircraft, ergo it's illegal to shoot at them

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2016/04/13/faa-confi...

lets go fly a kite,,,with a good bit of monofilament in the tail so its sturdy.

lol what if you have one of these? Or something equivalent? https://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/tactical-drone-jammer-gun/

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