Posted on 10/13/2018 3:07:06 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI identified this week unmanned aerial systems, or drones, as one of the greatest national security threats to America — rating it as severe a concern as cybersecurity hacks, critical infrastructure attacks, and terrorism.
While drones are often thought of as techie toys, officials are becoming increasingly worried about the threat they pose and are warning it's only a matter of time until the devices are used to drop a bomb or fentanyl powder on people in a populated area. Drones are already used by transnational criminal syndicates and drug cartels. The technology is readily available to terrorist groups.
Incidents that have gained public attention in recent years have largely involved inexperienced fliers losing control of the aircraft, but the military and law enforcement officers are already dealing with cases of drones being used for illicit purposes.
Border Patrol agents and port officers belonging to the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency are dealing with drones being used as airborne spies.
On the U.S.-Mexico border, drones are already being used to spy on federal law enforcement operations and smuggle contraband through the sky. The first drug smuggling incident via drone was documented in Nov. 2015. Now, it's a daily occurrence in some regions of the southern border, but it's rarely reported because CBP is unable to seize the devices. Arrests are rare.
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The word shotgun comes to mind
Shotguns would work well at eliminating these things
Shotgun. Problem solved.
Betcha we can come up with a local-range EMP device that will ‘blast’ them out of the air
Really?
Are the ‘Rats somehow stopping appropriate counter measures?
Where is the American Exceptionalism?
Shooting enthusiasts would flock to the border for a chance to bag a drone.
They could if they tried. Non-military drones are generally short-range, and we could track them by their control signals. The military should get involved, treating it as good training, since our soldiers WILL see similar things used against them by jihadis overseas.
FTA:
"The cover of darkness and the high speeds the drones can fly at make it nearly impossible for agents to shoot them down, even if they were allowed to use their firearms."
They also can’t hold course in a crosswind greater than 10kts.
Military has the means to stop these, at least in umpopulated areas.
Would be good training missions.
Drones are a big change in warfare. About of the Mongols’ archer-horsemen caliber.
Shooting enthusiasts would flock to the border for a chance to bag a drone.
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Send those 2 ‘shotgun experts’, Biden & JF’nKerry to the border and they can show their expertise at Skeet Shooting..
Probably won’t want any pics taken though.
And I wouldn’t ‘advise’ US to pay for their shells...
“Shooting enthusiasts would flock to the border for a chance to bag a drone.”
Like fishing along the beach.
Turkey shoot. Let anyone who owns a long gun come out for some practice.
And fun as hell i bet you could even set up drone safaris and make money doing it
Pull!
Insanity. Shoot them down. If by some chance it violates our immigration laws, good. Who in the hell would know?
A drug cartel oligarch: “Hey, the gringoes shot down my drug drone!!!! I will sue!! How dare they!!!”
For this the government could get 1000 volunteers to shoot them down. They would supply their own ammo.
The Border Patrol should start a Skeet Shooting Club.
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