Colorado town considers licensing bounty hunters to shoot down drones

[mad cow]

Proposed bounties will be $25 for those turning in the wings or fuselage of downed aircraft and $100 for mostly intact vehicles. To collect the bounty, the wreckage must have “markings, and configuration … consistent with those used by the United States federal government.”

Such “trophies” then become the property of Deer Trail.

The ordinance spells out the rules of engagement. Shooters must use shotguns, 12-gauge or smaller, firing lead, steel or depleted uranium ammunition and they can’t fire on aircraft flying higher than 1,000 (a determination made using a range finder or a best guess). No weapons with rifled barrels allowed, and no tracer rounds.

An “engagement” is limited to three shots at an aircraft every two hours. Being unable to bring down the drone within those guidelines, the petition notes, “demonstrates a lack of proficiency with the weapon.”



Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/07/16/colorado-town-considers-licensing-bounty-hunters-to-shoot-down-drones/#ixzz2ZFe6GrvJ


Deer Trail,my kinda Town.

More at link.

[pcosmar]

I would add an amendment covering the use of non projectile weapons.

but otherwise,, sounds good to me.

[DamianTV]

Yay for Liberty and the Freedom FROM Surveillance!

[Icymudpuppy]

A shotgun? On an aircraft that typically cruises at 5,000 feet? What a waste of time.

[Xenliad]

How do they plan to tell if you take more than three shots?

[youngbuck]

Epic.

[Origanalist]

A shotgun? On an aircraft that typically cruises at 5,000 feet? What a waste of time.

Ya, I have to wonder at those guidelines too. If they were serious they would have to allow rifles.

[ObiRandKenobi]

lol cool.

[Zippyjuan]

Population 559. Given where they are, probably don't get much drone traffic- unless they are tracking corn and cows. Rural eastern plains of Colorado slightly south of Denver. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=population+deer+trail+colorado&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x876d0dc4a180561d:0xd7b603bf87b5338b,Deer+T rail,+CO&gl=us&ei=veLlUZHQG9Ld4APZ8IGwBA&ved=0CIwBELYD

[AFPVet]

Ya, I have to wonder at those guidelines too. If they were serious, they would have to allow rifles.

Doesn't say you can't use sabots ;)

[satchelmcqueen]

awesome

[supermario21]

This might be in the area that wants to secede, awesome.

[tangent4ronpaul]

Population 559. Given where they are, probably don't get much drone traffic- unless they are tracking corn and cows. Rural eastern plains of Colorado slightly south of Denver. https://maps.google.com/maps?q=population+deer+trail+colorado&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x876d0dc4a180561d:0xd7b603bf87b5338b,Deer+T rail,+CO&gl=us&ei=veLlUZHQG9Ld4APZ8IGwBA&ved=0CIwBELYD

It's out past the old Lowry bombing range. There is an abandoned Titan II missile base there that's fun to explore, though it's worse from wear by vandals.

To find it, follow the old heavy duty power lines and also look for a road coming off 70 that's build like a highway but goes off for a bit and just stops. it's NE of 70.

-t

[Dr.3D]

Just where does one buy depleted uranium ammunition?

[AFPVet]

Just where does one buy depleted uranium ammunition?

That's what I would like to know... some DU sabots lol. Of course, they can cause cancer :(

[Pericles]

Just where does one buy depleted uranium ammunition?

I know ATK makes the 120mm APFSDS rounds ....

I like the attitude of this place.