U.S. government to use 'drones the size of GOLF BALLS to spy on AMERICAN citizens'

Daily Mail ^ | June 8, 2012 | Daily Mail Reporter

[Colonel Kangaroo]

The Obama administration has been widely criticized for its increased reliance on drone strikes to kill suspected terrorists in Pakistan and Afghanistan, but according to published reports, a plan is now in the works to harness tiny drones to spy on U.S. citizens. A 30-page memorandum issued by President Barack Obama’s Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley on April 23 has stated that the drones, some as small as golf balls, may be used domestically to ‘collect information about U.S. persons.’ The photos that the drones will take may be retained, used or even distributed to other branches of the government so long as the ‘recipient is reasonably perceived to have a specific, lawful governmental function’ in asking for them.

[Colonel Kangaroo]

You doubters should be ashamed. Y'all thought President Obama was just wasting time on the course. He's actually protecting America.

The president sending a nation-saving drone on its mission:

[Not now, Not ever!]

Birdshot and a 12 guage can fix this problem.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

I'm Just sayin

[dragnet2]

California-based drone maker AeroVironment, which has been supplying the military with small drones, has developed its first miniature helicopter drone designed specifically for law enforcement.

You can hold it in your hand.

So lite, it can land on your patio roof, or hover outside your window, with high end video, and you'd never know it.

[M-cubed]

Hmmm....time to dust off the ol’ 20GA. skeet gun..

How much do u have to lead them??

[wastedyears]

Anybody still believe we’re going to get out of this alive?

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Looks like the new trend in home additions is a radar room and high pitch detection devices !

[LibWhacker]

It's going to be worse than we imagined.

[funfan]

Yikes they will see my 100 watt lightbulbs!

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

Can you shoot something with the agility of a dragonfly ?

[dragnet2]

The vice president of civil aviation for the Aerospace Industries Association says that civilian use of UAVs is "going to happen," with the last hurdle being how to integrate the aircraft into the national airspace.

What is being developed now, has the diameter of a slice of bread.

[Tainan]

How to build a personal EMP generator...:)

[Lancey Howard]

Heh.. This reminds me of that scene early in the Bruce Willis movie, 'The Fifth Element', when the police raided that apartment building and there were swarms of little flying mechanical bugs going everywhere. I really enjoyed that movie.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

How to build a personal EMP generator...:)

Now were talking

[SC Swamp Fox]

I’m thinking “EMP”.

[SC Swamp Fox]

I’m thinking “EMP”.

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

http://www.instructables.com/id/EMP-Generator-Schematic/

Directional EMP

[ATOMIC_PUNK]

See post 17 its gonna be all the rage in 2015

[Cololeo]

The homegrown guerrilla fighters will rule. We get closer and closer to revolution every day.

[Ezekiel]

They just can’t stop themselves ping!

Kind of like locusts...

[M-cubed]

Can you shoot something with the agility of a dragonfly ?<<

as a kid with a BB gun I could....their mistake was to hover

[shibumi]

You know what this means, eh?

Small caliber target practice. Varmint guns are in.

[SECURE AMERICA]

New National Pastime sport for Americans.
Drone hunting...........

[SuperLuminal]

Can't cover too many of us serfs when his balls only travel about 30-yards.

That is, of course, unless he is on airforce one...

[RightLady]

Anybody still believe we’re going to get out of this alive

If not drones we still have death panels

[DemforBush]

Creeped out, but not at all surprised. The CIA revealed a few years back that in the 1970s, they developed a mechanical dragonfly that could carry a listening device. It was only a prototype, but it could be done, and technology has come a long way since the 1970s. Drones will continue to become more capable and less expensive to produce as technology advances, meaning there will be more and more of them. I don’t like the thought of that, but it seems inevitable.

I also think it may not be too long before someone figures out a way to make a tiny drone that is capable of doing more than just surveillance - i.e. armed miniature drones. Maybe not golf ball-sized ones, but I can see a somewhat larger device being equipped with the ability to fire a rifle bullet or the like in the next few years.

[FreedomForce]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFKziz8Equ8

[lapsus calami]

 

 

The 2nd Amendment - it's not just for "sporting purposes"!

 

 

 

 

 

[Salamander]

Could just go medieval on their arses.

[ScottinVA]

Exactly. The odds against his drive making it past the ladies` tee are 10-1.

[Flag_This]

"I also think it may not be too long before someone figures out a way to make a tiny drone that is capable of doing more than just surveillance - i.e. armed miniature drones."

The miniature drone will simply "paint the target." The Hellfire missile will come from somewhere else.

[shibumi]

My Sweetie ~LUVS~ birds!

[Salamander]

Now you know what to get her for Christmas...a bad ass Falcon...;]

[carriage_hill]

“Kentucky Windage”

[panaxanax]

“..as a kid with a BB gun I could....their mistake was to hover”

Me, too. Thanks for the memories.

[Big Giant Head]

This is what the people of America need for keeping up on the Government.

[panaxanax]

Good idea. Where can I get a trained Falcon?

[Salamander]

Apparently you really *can* buy ~anything~ off the internet...;D

http://www.gyrs.com/falcon_breeders.html

[SampleMan]

Has the issue of private airspace been fully decided? I’m aware that I don’t control the airspace 1000’ above my land, but surely I have exclusionary authority up to 10’.

[trebb]

Hmmm....time to dust off the ol’ 20GA. skeet gun.. How much do u have to lead them??

Dust off the skeet gun - it's like riding a bicycle; one or two shots and you'll be back in the groove.

[Pining_4_TX]

Considering how incompetent government is, most of these things will break within a week.

[Free Vulcan]

Or inject you with neurotoxin.

[taterjay]

If they are small they are difficult to notice and if the cameras are anything at all, they can stay out of range of gunfire. A small drone 100’ in the air would not even be noticed most of the time.

[bikerman]

Can you shoot something with the agility of a dragonfly ?

My 12 gauge will handle it.

[superfries]

Anything transmitting a signal can be tracked........doesn’t matter how high or small....

[superfries]

http://www.botjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/samarai6_2.jpg

[justrepublican]

This is where the sensitive ears of the dog come in to play.

[R. Scott]

Reminds me of this, only $300 and anyone can buy it.
http://www.brookstone.com/parrot-ar-drone-2-quadricopter?bkeid=compare%7cmercent%7cgooglebaseads%7csearch&mr:trackingCode=D42C0D3E-BE67-E111-B2BE-001B21A69EB0&mr:referralID=NA&mr:adType=pla&mr:ad=6403226004&mr:keyword={keyword}&gclid=CPK3vOCowbACFQrf4Aodt1xOVg

[blueunicorn6]

And here comes his Chinese caddy with a million in cash to help him buy votes, er, I mean, golf balls.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Somehow I have visions of the floating ball from PHANTASM.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079714/