Drone pilot shoots neighbor.

Lakotah · Mar 17, 2018

Still no proof that the drone or because he was flying the drone had anything to do with the incident. Just a bunch of media speculation. I’m sure more will be said soon and the truth will come out.

drvrbobob · Mar 17, 2018

TrevorTron said:
I agree. And more importantly people should be educated on the correct use of guns!

If he was being attacked then he used the gun correctly. Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

Providian623 · Mar 17, 2018

There is no drone in the world worth taking a life.

Providian623 · Mar 17, 2018

drvrbobob said:
If he was being attacked then he used the gun correctly. Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.

Not necessarily true. However, we do not know the entire story. Still, a fist fight doesn't constitute one shooting another. My next question becomes, why did the shooter have a gun on him while flying a drone? Did he go retrieve it from his home, a car? A lot of questions yet to be answered.

Offroader · Mar 17, 2018

Providian623 said:
Not necessarily true. However, we do not know the entire story. Still, a fist fight doesn't constitute one shooting another. My next question becomes, why did the shooter have a gun on him while flying a drone? Did he go retrieve it from his home, a car? A lot of questions yet to be answered.

I fly in fairly remote desert outside Las Vegas and never go out unarmed, whether flying, hiking or offroading. Certainly, a drone is not worth someone's life including mine. It is not just about the drone. As I stated in a previous post, this guy was just a bad actor.

JSKCKNIT · Mar 17, 2018

An updated article says the fight and shooting was initiated because the drone pilot hit the shooter's wife with a bottle. The article goes on to say the two may have also argued over the use of the drone.

Whatever the reason, this is just downright stupid.

Drone may have prompted Lake Isabella shooting

Providian623 · Mar 17, 2018

Offroader said:
I fly in fairly remote desert outside Las Vegas and never go out unarmed, whether flying, hiking or offroading. Certainly, a drone is not worth someone's life including mine. It is not just about the drone. As I stated in a previous post, this guy was just a bad actor.

I'm a retired LEO so I always have one nearby. Totally understand your situation & agree the guy was a bad actor. Stay safe and good flying.

Cellblock776 · Mar 17, 2018

JSKCKNIT said:
An updated article says the fight and shooting was initiated because the drone pilot hit the shooter's wife with a bottle. The article goes on to say the two may have also argued over the use of the drone.

Whatever the reason, this is just downright stupid.

Drone may have prompted Lake Isabella shooting

From the link you provided it seems that it was the UAV pilots' wife who was hit with the bottle and the pilot retaliated by shooting the neighbor.
HE wasn't flying the UAV at the time. That was brought up after the shooting as one of the possible reasons there was some ongoing agitation between the neighbors.

JSKCKNIT · Mar 17, 2018

Cellblock776 said:
From the link you provided it seems that it was the UAV pilots' wife who was hit with the bottle and the pilot retaliated by shooting the neighbor.
HE wasn't flying the UAV at the time. That was brought up after the shooting as one of the possible reasons there was some ongoing agitation between the neighbors.

Thank you for the correction

GadgetGuy · Mar 18, 2018

Typical of the media to focus upon making the headline of the shooting incident about the irrelevant drone, rather than the precipitating assault upon the shooter's wife by the victim with a bottle, which was the real reason for the shooting!

dirkclod · Mar 18, 2018

But before we start on that lets find out why that happened . You can speculate
all you want but unless you were there you have no clue why he hit her with the bottle . Not taking any sides here but all this speculation is just that .
Maybe she came at him with something and he was protecting himself . See
You just don't know All the facts as like you say the media is what it is .

GadgetGuy · Mar 18, 2018

dirkclod said:
But before we start on that lets find out why that happened . You can speculate
all you want but unless you were there you have no clue why he hit her with the bottle . Not taking any sides here but all this speculation is just that .
Maybe she came at him with something and he was protecting himself . See
You just don't know All the facts as like you say the media is what it is .

Indeed. I was merely focusing on the media use of the drone as the cause in the headline, when it appears, instead, in the fine print, that some separate altercation between the victim and the shooter's wife was the primary precipitating event that set off the shooter, rather than an issue with his drone use. Both articles cited above reference the altercation of the victim with the shooter's wife in which she was allegedly struck in the head with a bottle by the victim, regardless of why, as what set off the shooter. Doesn't sound drone related to me, from what has been reported thus far, but let's see. Time will tell.

dirkclod · Mar 18, 2018

Well I agree I'm just saying we can speculate and this turn into something that
get's out of hand . I just had to delete 3 post as this is a international forum and though I agreed with the post I can't let other's be offended from other nations
reading this .
Time will tell as you say .

maxheadspace · Mar 18, 2018

Nightwolf said:
Everybody is under more pressure and more volatile these days. This isn't really a drone story, it's a story about the world these days. Fights start over the stupidest stuff.

Same as road rage. People are tense already and fly off the handle with irrational response. This is a human-to-human issue, rather than a drone problem. Legislators are already writing law that if you fly a drone and carry a gun you have to have a background check.

Cellblock776 · Mar 18, 2018

maxheadspace said:
Same as road rage. People are tense already and fly off the handle with irrational response. This is a human-to-human issue, rather than a drone problem. Legislators are already writing law that if you fly a drone and carry a gun you have to have a background check.

I don't see how the 2 have anything to do with each other. I carry a gun and I sometimes fly UAVs. I've been carrying a gun for more than 30 years. I've only been flying a UAV for a year.
If I'm dressed I'm armed. Pants on, gun on. I've had so many background checks done I'm convinced that after a nuclear war the only 2 things that will survive will be cockroaches and towering stacks of my background checks and fingerprint cards.

maxheadspace · Mar 18, 2018

Cellblock776 said:
I don't see how the 2 have anything to do with each other. I carry a gun and I sometimes fly UAVs. I've been carrying a gun for more than 30 years. I've only been flying a UAV for a year.
If I'm dressed I'm armed. Pants on, gun on. I've had so many background checks done I'm convinced that after a nuclear war the only 2 things that will survive will be cockroaches and towering stacks of my background checks and fingerprint cards.

Dude, I’m joking about the background check! But this situation is exactly the same as road rage. People up tight, confrontational over a minor issue and one of them goes over the top.

AnchorageAk · Mar 18, 2018

Not very accurate the first article. I carry a gun in remote areas. Stupid not to up here, as long as you feel comfortable doing so. Also, had some training. Carrying a gun has saved my life at least three times. From a beating once. If you shot someone, it will cost at least $50k, and a wrongful dead suit to follow. But, I am to old and screwed up to have anyone, or thing try to hurt me. It is always up to them. Give me a chance to leave, and I am gone.

DKG13CC · Mar 18, 2018

Cellblock776 said:
I'm convinced that after a nuclear war the only 2 things that will survive will be cockroaches and towering stacks of my background checks and fingerprint cards.

Dont forget the Twinkies, man

Offroader · Mar 18, 2018

Cellblock776 said:
I don't see how the 2 have anything to do with each other. I carry a gun and I sometimes fly UAVs. I've been carrying a gun for more than 30 years. I've only been flying a UAV for a year.
If I'm dressed I'm armed. Pants on, gun on. I've had so many background checks done I'm convinced that after a nuclear war the only 2 things that will survive will be cockroaches and towering stacks of my background checks and fingerprint cards.

LOL! Same here. Been carying for about 25 yeays and worked in gaming for about the same. Need gaming card to work in gaming industry; finger prints, background check, etc.

stitch0852 · Mar 19, 2018

maxheadspace said:
Same as road rage. People are tense already and fly off the handle with irrational response. This is a human-to-human issue, rather than a drone problem. Legislators are already writing law that if you fly a drone and carry a gun you have to have a background check.

If you carry a gun, odds are you have already had a background check. I just got my conceal carry permit last month after a background check and will get another when I purchase a gun.

Besides, if you fly for hobby, and have attended conceal carry classes, and have common sense, background check is a waste. If you are a criminal flying armed, probably not allowed the gun to begin with.