A Secret Service agent is distracted by a drone that lands on the lawn of The White House. While he isn't paying attention an alien ship hovers overhead.
UPS has been exploring the possibility of have small remotely-controlled drones deliver packages to doorsteps. And wouldn’t that be weird? Is a drone with a camera different from a traffic copter as a tool for journalists? Other than being infinitely cheaper? But if the drone is in the air to cover traffic, can it also take pictures through the windows of your house? The laws says a newsman can take pictures of your house so long as he doesn’t trespass on your property. How does that apply to the air? Even if the drone is directly over a public street, it can be high enough to look directly into your 10th floor apartment window. As these little helicopter-drones becomes more numerous, interesting questions arise. Question for the NRA, does the right to bear arms include the right to anonymously own and remotely operate drones with guns or explosive devices attached? I have heard many gun rights advocates say that “arms” means weapons of any kind, and there should be no restrictions, no registrations, etc. We’re probably still a long way from “murder by drone” — at least in regard to illegal murder carried out by private persons. It may never be an actual problem, outside of the movies. Still …
UPS has been exploring the possibility of have small remotely-controlled drones deliver packages to doorsteps. And wouldn’t that be weird? Is a drone with a camera different from a traffic copter as a tool for journalists? Other than being infinitely cheaper? But if the drone is in the air to cover traffic, can it also take pictures through the windows of your house? The laws says a newsman can take pictures of your house so long as he doesn’t trespass on your property. How does that apply to the air? Even if the drone is directly over a public street, it can be high enough to look directly into your 10th floor apartment window. As these little helicopter-drones becomes more numerous, interesting questions arise. Question for the NRA, does the right to bear arms include the right to anonymously own and remotely operate drones with guns or explosive devices attached? I have heard many gun rights advocates say that “arms” means weapons of any kind, and there should be no restrictions, no registrations, etc. We’re probably still a long way from “murder by drone” — at least in regard to illegal murder carried out by private persons. It may never be an actual problem, outside of the movies. Still …