Hobbyist Drone
One made with a paintball gun and questions of its legality, if fitted with a real gun. I don wonder why such a drone would be illegal.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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February 14th, 2013 at 10:12 am
Do, or don’t? IIRC, there are laws against remotely operated weapons. I know that some of those are against hunting with RC guns (like that quad turkey shotgun getup in I think Alabama), although I’m not sure if any of those laws are national.
February 14th, 2013 at 10:17 am
Guessing you saw this already? http://youtu.be/SNPJMk2fgJU
February 14th, 2013 at 10:35 am
In many places there are laws against traps, such as tripwire guns and deadfalls and spring-loaded leg grabbers, that are general enough to cover any kind of destruction-causing remote operated device.
On the other hand, it flies, has a camera and shoots things.
My potato gun (legal here in TX ONLY for purposes of pyrotechnic display) just got very boring.
February 14th, 2013 at 12:10 pm
Because you can operate that multiple times with one action of the now remote trigger… IE, software enables you to hold down a button and keep firing. The same reason you cant put a motor on a Gatling gun.
86 rule keeping common weaponry… not so common.
February 14th, 2013 at 3:40 pm
Didn’t I see this some years ago when someone had mounted a handgun on a wireless helicopter in a Youtube video. That was pretty much decided to get you a ATF visit.
Now, I do seem to remember there are laws against private citizens operating UAVs out of sight of the operator.
Of course, this again only impacts the law abiding.
February 15th, 2013 at 3:35 pm
Maybe it’s the first step toward anti-drone drones.
A co-worker flies RC helicopters and we were recently discussing ways one drone might take down another. I’m sure others are working in it more realistically.