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Drones, Man makes one ARMED!

KingstonsMom — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 17:28:54 GMT

This just reinforces some discussion on another thread regarding the NEED to start regulating these things!

"When Connecticut engineering student Austin Haughwout, 18, posted videos of his drones firing a handgun and flamethrower, he may have thought they would go viral — but he could not have known that his inventions would lead to a renewed debate on whether to ban weaponized drones in the state.

Last year Connecticut lawmakers considered a proposal to restrict weaponized drones, but it withered and died in the state House of Representatives due to inaction. Just weeks later, Haughwout's first video, showing a drone equipped with a pistol, went online.

That video and its fiery follow-up, both posted in 2015, have led to renewed debate in the state, with public hearings now planned for Monday and Tuesday on two separate bills that would restrict the use of drones.

Videos & full story here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3468200/Drone-mounted-handgun-flamethrower-reignite-lawmaker-debate.html

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2blonde — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 16:29:59 GMT

It's a pretty scary world we live in, isn't it? This could be a new way to "off" the people you don't like.

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Puzzle Piece — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 16:57:30 GMT

@KingstonsMom

Nothing new. The military has been using armed drones for many years. That guy didn't invent anything. Not an original idea. Spy agencies also use armed drones as do the drug lords south of the boarder. Folks just can't seem to not use things for their criminal ways and pursuits.

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KingstonsMom — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 17:27:55 GMT

I know the military, spies and drug lords have used drones for years, I'm talking about the public's use of drones needs to be regulated.

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Nightowlz — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 17:37:56 GMT

@KingstonsMom wrote:
I know the military, spies and drug lords have used drones for years, I'm talking about the public's use of drones needs to be regulated.

They should just ban them. There's no reason a person needs one of these things anyways. Military use is one thing. If one is flying around my yard I will shoot it down. I saw the show Scorpion the other night where the drug lords were using them to move cocaine across the border. That stuffs coming across the border drone or not.

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Noel7 — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 18:18:52 GMT

This is just crazy, of course they should be banned.

What next? Homes with built in cannons and machine guns out the front window, aimed at passers by?

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JillyMarie — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 20:08:53 GMT

It could be argued that an armed drone is simply a remotely controlled firearm and therefore permitted under the 2nd.

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Noel7 — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 20:39:32 GMT

I'm sure it could be argued that a dirty bomb in every garage is protected under the 2nd.

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ROMARY — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:17:19 GMT

Again, we need a 'Peeping Drone' law. Used to be easier to see and catch peeping Toms. I don't like the idea/thought that these peeping drone users can spread whatever they see all over the world and sites. Probably can make $$$$ from their peeps.

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ROMARY — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:20:15 GMT

p.s. Armed drones could get out of hand, especially if kids/teens have access to them. They (some/many) are so used to all of their video combat games, etc. It could be second nature (to them).

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Plaid Pants2 — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:27:51 GMT

I remember seeing this story on the news sometime last year, and I really don't see the difference between a drone, rc plane, or a rc helicopter. All three can be rigged with cametas and stuff, yet you don't hear people complaining about rc planes and helicopters.

Are people forgetting that rc planes and helicopters can be rigged with stuff too?

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ROMARY — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:31:48 GMT

What are rc planes, rc helicopters? Are they small-ish? (I seriously don't know....)

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brii — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:34:50 GMT

In December of 2015, the FAA requires all drones be registered. If they are not registered, a penalty/fine can be levied on the owner.

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Plaid Pants2 — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:41:52 GMT

@ROMARY wrote:
What are rc planes, rc helicopters? Are they small-ish? (I seriously don't know....)

Remote controlled airplanes and remote controlled helicopters come in various sizes. Someone in my neighborhood has a remote controlled airplane, and they fly it every so often.

They have been around for decades.

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Noel7 — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 21:44:24 GMT

@brii wrote:
In December of 2015, the FAA requires all drones be registered. If they are not registered, a penalty/fine can be levied on the owner.

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What's to stop someone from arming a drone after it's registered?

If it's not illegal, it will be done.

Even if it's illegal, it will probably be done.

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ROMARY — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:05:52 GMT

Thanks, PlaidPants. If they have cameras (or worse) on them, I'm not thrilled. ......... Although, if someone lives out in the mountains or desert, etc., it would be nice to take aerial videos, only of the landscape, just to send to out-of-town relatives, friends. (No 'peeping', though.) But that would be out of respect to others' privacy. All in all, I'm not a fan of Peeping Drones looking through our windows, and into our houses. I guess most of us will eventually have to have those sheer panels as a visual barrier during the daytime.

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hckynut — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:12:49 GMT

As technology advances we are now seeing the bad that it can for society. Cell phones, how great they are/the internet/how great it is/tiny cameras to protect our homes. I could list many more which can be good or bad, depending on their use?

Cell phones were great, until? The internet is great, or is it? Technology marches on and with those with bad intentions will always find a way to take advantage of it.

It cannot be "regulated away", unless all of us are willing to let good things be taken away from us because of a very small minority. Look around you now. Did you say our Nation's Pledge when you were in school? I did.

I remember when nobody batted an eye when I said " Merry Christmas" to them. Now?? Let's see, what shall we regulate next? And we know everyone abides by the regulations, right?

hckynut(john)

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Noel7 — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:25:19 GMT

@hckynut

John, saying Merry Christmas is not regulated.

And what's the difference between someone taking a picture with their phone or their camera?

I agree with you that those with bad intentions will always find a way... but hopefully they can and will be punished.

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hckynut — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:25:33 GMT

@Nightowlz wrote:

They should just ban them.

@Nightowlz

Hey! Let's ban 'em, that'll do it. Hey, let's ban pressure cookers. We all know what they can do in the wrong hands. While we're at it, let's bad remote controls, we all know what they can do in the hands of the evil.

Hey! Let's ban this forum, there may be evil creatures planning??

BAN/BAN/BAN----REGULATE/REGULATE/REGULATE

hckynut(john)

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Noel7 — Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:29:54 GMT

@hckynut

John, intent may count in a court of law, but the real crime is the behavior.

Intending to buy a pressure cooker, or even buying one, is not the same as actually hiding a bomb inside a pressure cooker and planting it to harm others.