Drone hunting season could soon be year round in a small
Colorado town that's considering issuing licenses to allow gun users to take
aim at unmanned aircraft flying overhead.
Deer Trail, Co. – which bills itself as home to the world's
first rodeo- is considering an ordinance that would license bounty hunters to
shoot down drones if they violate the town's "sovereign airspace."
According to the Daily Caller, the ordinance is the result
of a six-page petition circulated by resident Phillip Steel who said the drones
represent threats to "traditional American ideas of Liberty and Freedom"
enjoyed by the town's "ranchers, farmers, cowboys and Indians, as well as
contemporary citizens."
The measure is set to be taken up by the town council at its
Aug. 6 meeting. It would make a one-year drone hunting license available for
$25. According to the Daily Caller, a bounty of $25 would be paid to those who
turn in parts of a downed aircraft and $100 for a mostly intact vehicle. The
vehicle must bear marks showing it's a government drone to qualify for the
bounty.
The ordinance is specific on what can be used to take down
the multi-million dollar unmanned vehicles. Shooters must use a shotgun,
12-guage or smaller, that fires lead, steel or depleted uranium ammunition and
can only take aim at aircraft flying at altitudes of less than 1,000 feet.
According to the Daily Caller, shooters are limited to three
shots every two hours. If you can't hit the drone with three shots, you don't
need to be taking aim, according to the petition organizer.
You can read the entire Daily Caller story here.
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