Uncle Sam Prepares To Unleash Up To 30000 Drones Over America For "Public Safety

[C10H15N]

Any idea how far you have to lead a drone?   

[myrkul]

The cool part is when we get the hacks from Iran and so we can take over the controls.  Free RC planes for everyone, until you get arrested or removed for existence by a military grade drone.  Oops and they are coming no matter what. 

It's a relatively simple matter to weaponize and add a camera to an off-the-shelf RC plane. Build your own drone-defense drone.

[Charlie Prime]

Any idea how far you have to lead a drone?

The depends on a huge number of factors, mainly the altitude, speed, and what type of weapon you are using.

If using a long-range duck hunting shotgun with a severe choke, the lead distance would be much greater than if using a fast-moving 5.56 round from an AR.

Here are some guys practicing drone take-down on a ranch in Texas...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGgEFOD8Jlo

For the little drones that will sniff for chemicals around your windows, the weapon would need to be something like a fire extinguisher that would not impact your neighbors' houses.

[firefop]

considering the falling cost of hardware

I see what you did there...

I can't think of anything more fun than firing some old radio equipment and knocking drones out of the sky.

[Mushroomized]

All drones will be equipped with ...the technology to sniff out certain chemicals from thousands of feet above our heads.

Cool beans!

This will allow police to locate people smoking marijuana and put them in the penitentiary for rehabilitation and penance.

Excessive amounts of carbon dioxide from BBQ grills could also be located and shut down.

BAR B QUES WILL BE 50x AWESOMER NOW.

[Luno]

Automated face recognition would be an application they'll want to have in the air, Like the drone spiders in the Tom Cruise Si-Fy.

[Charlie Prime]

Automated face recognition would be an application they'll want to have in the air

They already have this.

This company sells it to the U.S. government...  http://www.spotrtech.com/products.php

[farlack]

So what they're flying them, as long as you have nothing to worry about, who cares?

[myrkul]

So what they're flying them, as long as you have nothing to worry about, who cares?

Ever do anything perfectly legal that you wouldn't want on the front page of your local newspaper?

[TheButterZone]

So what they're flying them, as long as you have nothing to worry about, who cares?

Because so many things are unconstitutionally made illegal (mala prohibita) that if we were prosecuted for every "crime" we committed, we'd spend the rest of our lives in prison or be fined into bankruptcy, have every single asset seized, and die homeless, naked, on the street.

[Richy_T]

Between 3d printing and the technology and skills available to the average consumer, it might be interesting to see AI piloted "drone killers" make an appearance. Then the drones will evolve to fight back and before you know it, it's Skynet all over again

[DoomDumas]

Who will have access to the data, cameras, sensors etc..

What if errors occurs ? and it will happen !

What about your privacy ?

Armed drones are the next step.. dont want it at all !

That's sounds so bad to me

[TheButterZone]

Drones will have bullets in them... when they land, not when they take off. ;-)

[myrkul]

Drones will have bullets in them... when they land, not when they take off. ;-)

I think that is what was meant by:

BAR B QUES WILL BE 50x AWESOMER NOW.

New redneck sport: Drone skeet.