Drone Firing Handgun

[onehandle]

A while back I made an argument that there was an intersection between gun culture and drones that would eventually bring regulations to both.

I was laughed at by gun trolls.

[misterhighwasted]

1. Didn't take them AH's long did it..

Guns are for killing, that's all.

[Plucketeer]

2. Honest Judge!

I didn't pull that trigger - the drone did!

[-none]

3. All that is missing is

a camera with cross hairs. And that is probably on order.

If we only would put as much energy into helping each other as we do into killing and destroying, this world would be a much better place.

[zebonaut]

4. NRA will argue we'd all be safer if EVERYONE owned a flying gun.

Might be time to regulate.

[jeepers]

5. Does this breake camels back?

No-one can protect them self against one of those things. Body guards won't stop them, ordinary guns won't stop them, high walls would be useless. Imagine an army of those things or just one in the hands of a self proclaimed patriot.

Trigger blue prints will be free on the net soon I fear.

Since the beginning we have been developing bigger and better weapons with the idea of protecting our selves and frightening an enemy from attacking, these weapons put all that on its' head.

You mention regulations, to control what, guns, drones, anonymity?

[rwsanders]

7. And this is just what your "average joe" dreamed up...

DARPA has been working on having drones communicate and cooperate, even having one stand off and act as a wifi hotspot for the others. So soon that will be turned loose on everyone.

[flt rsk]

10. Just sat your post.

It’s been done. The drone I was speaking of would disengage with the pilot/gamer when landing. This was to prevent the pilot from hitting the surface too hard. If the drone went out of range of the controller it would return to the point of last contact, to the launch site, or, if the controller had to evacuate the area, he could have the drone meet at a new site. The drones could be linked in tandem for extended range. A South American country bought a few equipped with sensors that could be reeled down to the roadside and dragged along to check for drugs that might have been transported on the road. Another model could sense explosives such as IEDs, land mines, or unexploded ordinance, which could be retrieved before it could pose a threat to others or used to make IEDs. The company even rigged one to throw out the first ball of the season when the local baseball team started up. AND this is just the unclassified information.

[flt rsk]

11. Shotguns

Actually, a shotgun can take out a drone copter. A drone that small has to get close to be effective. A shotgun pellet through the carbon fiber rotator blades will throw off the balance of the device and cause it to become unstable. Probably not as unstable as the controller but still enough to cause it to crash or disrupt stability for aim and possibly disrupt communication with the controller. The military drones are not as susceptible to damage as the one in the video. Recently, there was a video of a drone in the orangutan area of a zoo. One of the inmates took it out with a stick.

[yuiyoshida]

6. i guess what's next is a

strafing drone with machine gun fire... or one of these

[mikeysnot]

8. "I was laughed at by gun trolls. "

Of course they did, that is all they got.

Facts?

Reality?

not so much...

[flt rsk]

12. gun trolls & open carry

Alabubba, now, has the “open carry” law. When my wife saw her first openly armed bubba, she was upset. I explained that open carry was really good for most humanoids. When we see the gun, we know to be aware. We can leave if necessary. It will also help in thinning the heard. These cowboys tend to congregate with other like-minded knuckle dragging wanna-be heros. Statically they have more opportunity to shoot each other than an innocent person. Law enforcement personnel and many military and former military personnel have a tendency to spot weapons, carried openly or concealed, and are instantly on alert. They also look for evidence of a badge, a bulge that might indicate cuffs; a piece jewelry or a clothing item that might indicate the person with the weapon has a legitimate reason to have a weapon. Most people that were trained and employed in a position where carrying a weapon, a tool of their trade, is necessary will, often, unknowingly, have a tell, if you know how to look. I was talking with a former coworker; a retired military and a retired civilian investigator/special agent, about the bubba need to openly carry. He said a weapon being openly carried by someone who is obviously not in law enforcement is a sign that says “When the shit hits the fan, shoot me first”.

[flt rsk]

9. continuing education

A few years ago a company in Huntsville, AL was in development stages of a drone helicopter for commercial use. Checking on crops, investigating infrastructure, lift an antenna for temporary military field communications, searching for persons or vehicles from the air, perimeter security investigations were just a few proposed uses. They also made a copter with a 12-gage shotgun that could be used for patrolling around a seaport to check for infiltrators and/or saboteurs. The drone was programmed to communicate with other drones and exchange information regarding terrain, weather conditions, hostile action against the drone so as to protect the drones and the user. It could land on water or land. If it was disabled, it was equipped with a self-rescue parachute and would communicate its position to satellites. Great investment, right? As soon as I invested in the company and it went belly up. Maybe I should invest in the RNC.

Speaking of Repuks…I was eating at a bar and got into a conversation with the person seated next to me. I was attempting to repeat the joke by John Fugelsan, about Sanders and Jesus both being Jews and socialists, when I was interrupted and told that Jesus was a capitalist. What do/can you say to someone after that? I just went outside to bang my head against the wall. Living in Alabubba, for someone who married outside the gene pool, in an experience in continuing education.

[IHateTheGOP]

15. Ug Alabama

Had to live there (Gadsden) once on a job assignment for 2 years. It's like being on a different planet. You marvel at the ignorance.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

13. I picture a disposible phone with an app to run it from another state....

Murder someone and then fly it out to sea or into a lake.

Tough to prove in court.

[IHateTheGOP]

14. All of our problems are rooted in the right wing, every single time