Colion Noir dropped another heater — this time tackling a wild new frontier: using the Second Amendment to defend your privacy against drones.
Yep, you heard that right. Florida, always at the tip of the spear for pushing freedom-based laws, is advancing a bill that would allow homeowners to use reasonable force to take down drones flying too low over their property — specifically within 500 feet and under 200 feet of altitude.
Noir summed it up perfectly: if a drone is hovering outside your window, recording your every move like it’s starring in a weird DIY documentary, why shouldn’t you have the right to defend your airspace?
With a legally-owned shotgun, no less. As he put it, “if it’s hovering low enough for me to hit it with some birdshot, I can treat it like a clay pigeon with a camera.”
Sounds awesome, right? Well, of course, the federal government — and specifically the FAA — has jumped in to say “hold on.”
According to the feds, drones are considered aircraft, and shooting at them could bring serious federal charges. Florida might say “blast away,” but Uncle Sam still says “touch an aircraft, and we’ll see you in court.”
Colion walked through the messy legal tug-of-war this creates. PCMag pointed out how vague “reasonable force” really is. Gizmodo highlighted how federal and state laws might clash. American Military News warned of lawsuits if the law isn’t crystal clear. And Fox News reminded everyone Florida already has privacy protections — this bill would just add more teeth.
Then Noir threw on the tinfoil hat (and let’s be honest, he might not be wrong): What if the federal government’s real concern isn’t protecting hobby drones but keeping their surveillance drones off-limits?
After all, if everything’s protected as “aircraft,” even government drones flying uninvited over your backyard are untouchable.
In a hilarious side note, Noir also pitched Mossberg’s new 990 Aftershock as the perfect “drone deterrent” — lightweight, fast-handling, and, let’s face it, way cooler than lugging a full tactical shotgun to your pool party.
At the end of the day, Noir boiled it down to one real question:
Where does defending your privacy end and reckless endangerment begin?
If Florida’s drone defense bill passes, you can bet Floridians will be gearing up — maybe even setting up backyard “skeet shooting” for intrusive drones.
But for now, even if that buzzing machine outside your window is begging for a little shotgun justice, you might want to check with a lawyer before you pull the trigger.
Props to Colion Noir for always finding the freedom angle nobody else is talking about.
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