Droning On, Meet the Polite Society 0
From the BBC:
Three shots from his Benelli short-barrel shotgun took the craft out of the sky.
“I went to my safe, retrieved my shotgun, went back out,” he said. “I felt that I was well within my rights as an American citizen to defend my property.”
He explained that he was concerned that the drone was invading his privacy and that of his daughters and that it was not the first time a drone had been sighted in the area.
Four men, including the owner of the downed drone, later confronted Mr Meredith outside his house.
Mr. Meredith was arrested and charged with “offences relating to the discharge of a firearm.”
As much as I disdain the reckless, feckless deployment of firearms, I must confess that, if Mr. Meredith starts a GoFundMe for his defense, I might kick in five bucks.
