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Firstly - it happened without RID, so that's a non sequitur. Secondly, I'm quite sure that it would have gone much better if everyone involved had been armed¡Shots fired at drone over Carroll County
An Akron man said he went to Carroll County to get pictures of a lake and ended up with a photograph of a man pointing a shotgun at his drone.
Another reason we do not need RID broadcasting the pilots location and to have a carry permit.
I think the point is that RID will make us targets. As you can read from other threads people get their hackles up just at the sight of a drone that is doing nothing threatening but flying along in the sky, not even overhead of the observers.
I know that's the point. For which there is zero evidence.
How does a redneck weld with a handgun? ?Shots fired at drone over Carroll County
An Akron man said he went to Carroll County to get pictures of a lake and ended up with a photograph of a man pointing a shotgun at his drone.
Another reason we do not need RID broadcasting the pilots location and to have a carry permit.
There is zero evidence YET because the rule isn't in place yet. So some of use are speculating on this being the case just like others are speculating that there is a need for RID in spite of having little evidence that it is needed in the first place... and certainly no evidence that the implementation will help more than hurt. If you read the recent news you may be hearing about a rash of road rage that escalates into shooting. If you don't think that the same type of rage over drones can't escalate into the same thing then you're fooling yourself. There are tons of stories of dudes that want to shoot drones out of the sky, and others that go screaming, hands in the air, hair on fire "there's a drone nearby, there's a drone nearby". I can almost promise that there will be drone rage incidents.
That's a false equivalence. No one is "speculating" about the need for RID because the FAA has already stated the reasons for implementing it. Declaring, however, that you know the outcome of this before it happens is certainly baseless speculation.
What aspect of these road rage incidents was contributed to by anything analogous to RID? And this is already about a "drone rage' incident, with no RID or similar involved.
IMHO, the idiot with the gun should not be armed. He’s not responsible with that (Mod Removed Language)thing!
Carry is good. I have one concealed carry valid for all 50 US states! It goes with me on travels. But, local walking trips to my neighborhood parks I’d rather leave it home. Toting the toys and packing can sometimes be too much weight. Drones win, guns stay home at the two closest parks.
No evidence YET, because no RID YET. There will be violence against drone pilots. Just like there is violence against any misunderstood fringe group. People become violent toward people and things they don't understand. You can play devil's advocate all you want, but RID is going to increase reports of violence between drone owners and the uneducated public.
I too support carry permits. But just as important as the above- know the local laws and the prosecutorial temperment of the area. At $400-$1000/hr for an attorney you can be 100% within the law and still find yourself on the verge of bankruptcy defending a lawful action. IMO attorneys could use some regulation, particularly when it comes to legal fees. But when faced with confrontation, particularly if you're carrying, your first duty as a civilian is to retreat if at all possible.
