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I am pretty sure the Chinese embassy shooting down a usa drone in USA territory or elsewhere (or vis versa) would constitute an international incident.

• extr 4y ago
  Shooting down a circling UAV with a missile, sure. But the equivalent here is sending a micro drone to go hover outside the windows. I think most people would agree that's pretty brazen provocation, a shotgun is a totally proportional response.
  • rightbyte 4y ago
    Call the local police and let them catch it or use some peaceful fishing net? Can't have people fireing at the sky in cities ...
    • shadowgovt 4y ago
      There's precedent in some sections of the United States that down in a drone with a shotgun is legal. But it is not national president, and as far as I'm aware it hasn't been tried in a densely populated area. I completely agree that in general, discharging a firearm in an urban environment would probably constitute far more risk than the drone.
  • 13of40 4y ago
    Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but it sounds like according to the FAA flying a drone over a Navy ship is only restricted if you're below 1000 feet: https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-establishes-restrictions-drone-operations-near-us-navy-vessels https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-establishes-restrictions-dr...
    • ncmncm 4y ago
      ...which some were.