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Man Accused Of Shooting Down Drone
CBS Philly ^ | 9-30-14

Posted on 09/30/2014 12:19:11 PM PDT by Paul46360

"LOWER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) — A New Jersey man was arrested after police say he shot down a neighbor’s remote control drone."

(Excerpt) Read more at philadelphia.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: banglist; drone; newjersey; personal; pictures; shoot
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I posted earlier this year about just a event happening and how to handle it..
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1 posted on 09/30/2014 12:19:12 PM PDT by Paul46360
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To: grobdriver

What were we chatting about earlier?


2 posted on 09/30/2014 12:20:31 PM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: Paul46360

shooting into the air in a place as densely populated as NJ is evidence of negligence at best.


3 posted on 09/30/2014 12:21:03 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (When I first read it, " Atlas Shrugged" was fictional)
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To: Paul46360

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3180912/posts

sometimes the URL rendering doesn’t work in original post comments...


4 posted on 09/30/2014 12:21:19 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (Zimmerman, Brown, Fast & Furious, IRS harassment, Philly ignorance: holdering in 1st degree)
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To: Paul46360

If its over your property then its open season as far as I’m concerned but maybe not up there in the police sate of NJ.


5 posted on 09/30/2014 12:21:41 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: Paul46360

It’s not a ‘drone’, it’s an RC helicopter.


6 posted on 09/30/2014 12:23:00 PM PDT by MeganC (It took Democrats four hours to deport Elian Gonzalez)
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To: SZonian

Heh.
Drones and shotguns, and how to mix ‘em.


7 posted on 09/30/2014 12:23:30 PM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: Paul46360

SSS...I sympathize with the shooter, but he erred in leaving the damn thing for the operator to retrieve.

In addition, the neighbor is a jerk for spying on his neighbor.

This drone business is going to start a lot of crap...


8 posted on 09/30/2014 12:23:53 PM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: grobdriver

We’re getting lessons at other’s expense unfortunately.

And I guess this is a lesson in how they don’t mix...


9 posted on 09/30/2014 12:25:52 PM PDT by SZonian (Throwing our allegiances to political parties in the long run gave away our liberty.)
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To: muir_redwoods
shooting into the air in a place as densely populated as NJ is evidence of negligence at best.

In population density, Lower Township New Jersey is probably closer to Wyoming than Newark.

10 posted on 09/30/2014 12:26:46 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Paul46360

Krauthammer predicted on-air that the first guy who shot down a drone would become a national hero.


11 posted on 09/30/2014 12:27:22 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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If its over your property then its open season as far as I’m concerned

If it's over your property, send up your own drone carrying a net attached to a parachute, and drop it on his drone.

Now you have 2 drones.

12 posted on 09/30/2014 12:27:26 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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Percenti was arrested and charged with Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose and Criminal Mischief. The shotgun used to shoot down the drone was seized by police.

Hmm...the guy needs to get a lawyer. I can't tell from the story whether the drone operator was taking pictures of this guys house or a different guys house. If the drone was above the shooters house then what is unlawful about shooting down a drone? You don't know who is operating it or what it's doing. And where is the law saying you can't shoot a drone? It's not alive. And apparently it's not illegal to discharge a gun here for a lawful purpose.

13 posted on 09/30/2014 12:28:39 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: MeganC
It’s not a ‘drone’, it’s an RC helicopter.


14 posted on 09/30/2014 12:29:02 PM PDT by frithguild (The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
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To: Paul46360

What about Gun Safety Rule #4: “Be sure of your target and what is behind it?”

In how many parts of the US is the population density low enough that it’s OK to “point a rifle into the air, the bullet comes down where?”


15 posted on 09/30/2014 12:30:17 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Pearls Before Swine

While I agree with your intent, this was a shotgun. Shotguns have far less range than a rifle.


16 posted on 09/30/2014 12:32:38 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
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To: Paul46360

Pull!


17 posted on 09/30/2014 12:32:54 PM PDT by Veggie Todd (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
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To: DouglasKC

>> Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose

Possession for unlawful purpose... huh?

>> Criminal Mischief

Seems to me the mischief was on the part of the neighbor, and it may have been criminal (was he spying with a camera?)


18 posted on 09/30/2014 12:33:03 PM PDT by Ray76 (We must destroy the Uniparty or be destroyed by them.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

It was a shotgun. Not much danger from falling pellets.


19 posted on 09/30/2014 12:33:28 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: thackney

Shotgun... my mistake... if you’re on a pretty good sized lot, have at it. In the city... tight lots, jerk neighbor.. I dunno.


20 posted on 09/30/2014 12:34:00 PM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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