Drones could join coyotes as prey on the dun-colored prairie if voters in Deer Trail, Colorado, population 563, approve a measure today allowing the town to issue hunting licenses for unmanned aerial vehicles, reports Bloomberg.
“That plan is a taking of property rights, a taking of civil rights,” said Phillip Steel, who wears a black duster coat and a cowboy hat. “According to a 1964 Supreme Court decision, a property owner owns airspace up to 1,000 feet above the ground.”
I discussed property rights and drones last year: Will Personal Drones Require Further Development of Libertarian Property Theory?
I really have no opinion, beyond 12 Ga. Remington Nitro.
ReplyDeleteGood Hunting!!
Ha! My thoughts exactly. I'll raise a glass to the people of Deer Trail for even considering it.
DeleteA drone flying onto someone's property should be viewed in the same guise as trespassing. Since the drone isn't sentient, it won't respond to a request to leave so feel free to open fire.
ReplyDeleteNot a bad idea.
ReplyDeleteThey might also consider making it a felony to publish a photo of an individual without their permission.