Shooting a drone is a felony. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2016/04/13/faa-confirms-shooting-drone-federal-crime-so-when-will-us-prosecute/?sh=6b4405a

Shooting a drone is a felony. https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2016/04/13/faa-confirms-shooting-drone-federal-crime-so-when-will-us-prosecute/?sh=6b4405ad2a25 https://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2016/04/13/faa-confi... > the FAA ... confirmed that shooting down a drone is a federal crime and cited 18 USC 32. That statute makes it a felony to damage or destroy an aircraft.