Hillview man arrested for shooting down drone; cites right to pr - WDRB 41 Louisville News

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Hillview man has been arrested after he shot down a drone flying over his property -- but he's not making any apologies for it.

 

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“Well, I came out and it was down by the neighbor’s house, about 10 feet off the ground, looking under their canopy that they’ve got under their back yard," Merideth said. "I went and got my shotgun and I said, ‘I’m not going to do anything unless it’s directly over my property.’"

 

 

That moment soon arrived, he said.

 

 

"Within a minute or so, here it came," he said. "It was hovering over top of my property, and I shot it out of the sky."

 

 

"I didn't shoot across the road, I didn't shoot across my neighbor's fences, I shot directly into the air," he added.

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I agree with the homeowner. You should have privacy on property with a 6' fence.

 

I do believe he waited and waited until the exact moment to fire his weapon.

Don't blame him one bit.

I can't really blame the shooter.

So why is he in trouble?

Hang on, is shooting a fire arm illegal in hill view?

So why is he in trouble?

 

Maybe He is in the city where it's illegal to discharge a firearm? That's my guess.

Hang on, is shooting a fire arm illegal in hill view?

Nevermind

Maybe He is in the city where it's illegal to discharge a firearm? That's my guess.

It is illegal in the city.

Just one more reason to own a good shotgun. Guess this will be my next purchase, might be a little hard and more dangerous to blow one of those out of the sky with my pistol(s).

As I read this article I couldn't help but think of "The Streak" by Ray Stevens.

 

Good for the homeowner.

Somerset City Police recently announced they were the first police agency in Kentucky to be FAA certified to fly unmanned drones such as these. Said they would mainly be used for accident reconstruction, taking aerial photos of crime scenes or monitoring large public events. They were clear in saying they would not be used to "Spy" on anyone.

 

I wonder what the charges would be for shooting theirs down? Probably more than just shooting down your neighbors quad.

Somerset City Police recently announced they were the first police agency in Kentucky to be FAA certified to fly unmanned drones such as these. Said they would mainly be used for accident reconstruction, taking aerial photos of crime scenes or monitoring large public events. They were clear in saying they would not be used to "Spy" on anyone.

 

I wonder what the charges would be for shooting theirs down? Probably more than just shooting down your neighbors quad.

 

They would have to have a warrant to fly below a certain elevation over your yard. People have a right to privacy in their yard, but only their yard. They have NO RIGHT TO PRIVACY outside of the area around their home. If you have a farm...it will be considered open and obvious. I know that it makes no sense. The same goes for elevation. You only have a right to privacy to a certain height. I believe that the point is to create an easement for planes to fly. I don't know enough about drones, but I would have to think that an advancement in technology coupled with the ability of drones to hover will cause a revamp in these laws. I'd say that that would be sooner rather than later, particularly where the pilot is a private citizen basically spying on people for an assortment of reasons.

Don't mind a drone flying over my property, but if it's hovering even for a short period of time, it's coming down

Don't mind a drone flying over my property, but if it's hovering even for a short period of time, it's coming down

I saw some balloons hovering over a car lot last week, should we shoot them down too:lol2: