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> 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 c
by blaser-waffle 6y ago
> 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.
- p_l 6y agoIt falls under "causing danger in air transport", especially since you can't upfront ensure the fine will fall safely.
- skoskie 6y agoAnd 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.