"We were all blindsided by this, but looking at the members of the the task force and the fact that it was co-chaired by the head of Google's Unmanned Aircraft systems project, it becomes clear where this is all headed:. Here is the list:
Co-chairs:…"

"Stephen R Mann: Sorry, the comment wasn't addressed toward you. As for the weight limit, those thresholds of the UK and Europe were brought up by the Task Force."

"Darius, the FAA killed more than FPV yesterday."

"There are 20 pending drone regulation bills in congress:
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/browse?congress=114&text...
 
And hundreds more airspace/safety related bills that may affect UAS flight:…"

"Comments on this UAS registration rule are still open until January 15, 2016:
https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/12/16/2015-31750/regi...
It's futile now, but you'd be wasting your time anyway without an expert opinion or statistics to…"