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Subject: Re: The Mystery Drones
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 04:30:44 -0500
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no_email@invalid.invalid wrote:
> Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>> On 2024-12-14 06:07:19 +0000, Ed Stasiak said:
>>>> BTR1701
>>>>> Ed Stasiak

>>>>> As for the drones here, the quoted article mentions that it's illegal 
>>>>> to shoot down a drone, as they come under federal FAA regulations as 
>>>>> aircraft
>>>> 
>>>> That doesn't trump the right of self-defense.
>>>> 
>>>> "Yes, officer, I shot it because it dived straight toward me and given 
>>>> its size, it could have really hurt me if it hit me, besides who knows 
>>>> if these damn things are carrying weapons."
>>> 
>>> https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6Zt9GCuY9gGnGRMI/giphy.gif
>>> 
>>> True, though you're still going to court.
>> 
>>    Can you shoot down a drone? No, you can't.
>> 
>>    White House National Security Communications Adviser
>>    John Kirby said the drones spotted by residents are 
>>    lawfully operated manned aircraft, and are not a
>>    threat. They are not U.S. military drones and don’t
>>    appear to be from a foreign country or entity, he
>>    said.
>
>While at the same time saying they don't know what they are.

The hags on The Coven know. It's drones practicing for a Christmas Eve light 
show.

>Sounds a lot like the "it's just a weather balloon" line they used to
>routinely give to anyone who reported a UFO.

Wasn't that what they initially said about that Chinese spy balloon?

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