The tiny Colorado town where leaders want to sell permits to 'hunt' unmanned drones...

Daily Mail [UK] ^ | 23 August 2013

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In Deer Trail, Colorado, it's could soon be open season on unmanned aerial drones.

Residents in the two of 500 will go to the polls on October 8 to decide whether to sell 'hunting permits' that would make it legal to shoot drones out of the sky.

Legal, that is, from the town's perspective. Federal aviation officials have warned that anyone who actually fires on a drone could face the same charges as anyone shooting at an airplane.

A permit costs $25, with a $100 bounty reward for shooters who bring in debris from an unmanned aircraft 'known to be owned or operated by the United States federal government.'

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Full title: The tiny Colorado town where leaders want to sell permits to 'hunt' unmanned drones as a statement against government spying

I'm tempted to buy a goose gun.

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"PULL!"

[Ray76]

Permit?!? Stick your permit.

[Darksheare]

Estes “D” motor barrage.

[SpaceBar]

When the left gets done with their tv mini-series, it will portray tea party members wearing necklaces made of guidance chips.

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One more reason to kill your TV.

[blackdog]

Helium balloons and nylon netting.

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I hear that piano wire works too.

[DesertRhino]

The question is, why would the Feds have a need to fly drones over Deer Trail, Colorado in the first place? Don’t fly there, and you won’t be shot at. Sound simple enough to me.

If they stamp their feet and bluster about it, it shows that the intend to use them overhead. Blast away.

[okie01]

The question is, why would the Feds have a need to fly drones over Deer Trail, Colorado in the first place?

Why would the feds have a need to store all of your phone conversations, e-mails and web-surfing records?

They do it for one reason only: because they can!

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I used to live near one of those counties where the Feds are afraid to enter in less than platoon force. I can understand why they’d prefer to send a drone. ;^)

[TChad]

Federal aviation officials have warned that anyone who actually fires on a drone could face the same charges as anyone shooting at an airplane.

I doubt it. A drone is just property.

[blackdog]

Power lines though. Wire crosses the conductors.

[Slings and Arrows]

Point. Some kind of monofilament, maybe?

[Morgana]

“Hold muh beer!”

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“Yeeeeeeeee-haw!”

[martin_fierro]

Residents in the two of 500

What about the other 498?

[silverleaf]

excellent!

[varon]

Permit?!? Stick your permit.

Agreed, why document intent and leave a a paper trail??? Oh yeah, don't be stupid and have it stuffed and mounted on your trophy wall in your den...............

[silverleaf]

having won their way on legalizing marijuana, libertarians are going to find out the govt enforcement of finding it and taxing it will meet or exceed any demands by a drug cartel