Deer Trail Mayor Franks Fields displays proper drone-hunting technique. (Amanda Kost, 7NEWS)
Not sure if this says more about public perceptions of drones or about Colorado, but FWIW:
Deer Trail's town board will vote Aug. 6 on an ordinance that would create drone-hunting licenses and offer $100 bounties for unmanned aerial vehicles.
"We do not want drones in town," said Phillip Steel, the resident who drafted the ordinance. "They fly in town, they get shot down."
Even though it's against the law to destroy federal property, Steel's proposed ordinance outlines weapons, ammunition, rules of engagement, techniques and bounties for drone hunting.
Drone-hunting licenses would be issued without a background investigation and on an anonymous basis. Applicants would have to be at least 21 years old and be able to "read and understand English."
(Thanks, Eric)
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uff, and they say that my country Venezuela, is a communist, and that there is no democracy, well, I fly my my drone. up at military air bases, the only, ask permission and have Caution with the flight, democracy in Venezuela means do what you want as long as you do not Prevent, Danish thy neighbor or the state, city, or community.
that such absurd laws in the hands is so beautiful nation, the control lot.
Wow! If the article is legit or not, it gets you thinking.
Here in Australia we haven't had any paranoia about small craft flying with cameras on them.
Rumor has it that CASA (the governing body for everything that flies in Australia) has developed new criteria for people that want to operate a UAV for commercial purposes. Apparently it will be an online test and cost approximately $1000 to obtain your UAV license.
This is good and bad. Unfortunately making things easier might attract cowboys that may ruin it for all of us.
I'm pretty excited because if this is true, then it will only be approximately 10% of the current cost to obtain a license.
Also, we can operate a UAV in Australia without a license but it must be in line of sight and not for commercial purposes.
@John: I don't take that article serious and I don't think the americans want to shoot everything down. Putting guns in the air and fire seems to be more common in some other parts of the world - to state another nonsense prejudice. But that article is just so hilarious and feeds the american - gun - stereotype like a story about netherlands and cheese or swiss and clocks or germany and lederhosen etc. So a big like from me from a satirical standpoint.
Because shooting bullets up in the air is perfectly safe.. I am sure they never come back to Earth. lol
Don't worry, it feels alien and offensive to most us yanks as well.
"Opps.. I thought that was a drone not a manned aircraft" Actually not sure how you can have a license to destroy private property.. sounds like if you do destroy property you will get sued by the owners... not sure how a license covers you in court.
@John,
There are locations in US still trying to maintain a façade of "rugged individualism" and this I feel is one example.
Regards,
TCIII
If you ever wondered why many foreigners (especially Europeans) often have a very negative perception of America, this is exactly why. The constant us-vs-them (aka. don't step on my lawn) theme and gun-ho behavior even in higher political circles feels very alien and offensive at times.
What do you do when the drone you shot down hits someone walking around? What about the bullets being fired into the air? Don't they eventually land somewhere?
Its ridiculous to think that people are told they can shoot these down, and its even crazier to give them rewards for doing this.
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