What needs to happen for one of these yahoos who think they can shoot down a drone is for the feds to charge them instead of local law. According to 18 US Code 32 it is a federal crime to:
(a)Whoever willfully—
(1)
sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States or any civil aircraft used, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce;
Get a good case with media attention and some of these fools will think twice!
(a)Whoever willfully—
(1)
sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States or any civil aircraft used, operated, or employed in interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce;
Get a good case with media attention and some of these fools will think twice!