Florida Bill Would Let Florida Men Shoot Down Intrusive Drones

Over the years, the increasingly ubiquitous use of drones in the United States has raised a lot of privacy concerns. But if a random drone is hovering around your home, what can you do about it? Well, a new bill in Florida’s Senate would let property owners use “reasonable force” against them. The bill aims to expand Florida’s overall restrictions on “Unmanned Aircraft Systems,” redefining no-fly zones to include airports and prisons. But its proposal for property owners is generating the most controversy. Currently, it would let anyone with a “reasonable expectation of privacy” on their property use “reasonable force” to stop drones from conducting surveillance. What constitutes reasonable force, though? Chucking rocks? Or flat out shooting it? Your guess is as good as mine. Right now, the bill doesn’t put limits on what property owners can do to drones. The only thing that the bill does specify is that drones must be flying under 500 feet over someone’s property to take action. I ... Read full article.