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Is shooting down a drone a civil offense?
Posted on 4/21/15 at 5:59 pm
Posted on 4/21/15 at 5:59 pm
Here is a story about a Texas guy who spotted a drone in the air above his property, apparently taking pictures of his house.
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So OT Lawyers, if I shot down a drone over my property, what would be the legal downside in court?
If I were sued, would I be likely to be able to beat the civil suit.
Are you justified in shooting down a drone over your property?
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So OT Lawyers, if I shot down a drone over my property, what would be the legal downside in court?
If I were sued, would I be likely to be able to beat the civil suit.
Are you justified in shooting down a drone over your property?
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Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:02 pm to MeridianDog
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This post was edited on 11/7/22 at 4:55 am
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:04 pm to MeridianDog
Discharging a firearm is illegal, not sure about the drone question.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:07 pm to The Mick
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Discharging a firearm is illegal
I do not live in a city. I live outside of the city limits in the county. It is not against the law for me to discharge a firearm on my property.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:07 pm to MeridianDog
You don't own the airspace over your house, think about planes that fly over. I'm not certain where in the air your property line starts though.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:08 pm to MeridianDog
Just claim it was an accident, it works for the government
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:08 pm to MeridianDog
I wonder how your ownership of air rights comes into play here.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:09 pm to stout
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I wonder how your ownership of air rights comes into play here.
There has to be some sort of privacy issue at play.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:10 pm to stout
I like the question better -
"How many feet off the ground does my property stop?"
Obviously I have no answer to that question.
If an intruder jumps up into the air just as I shoot, is he not on my property?
"How many feet off the ground does my property stop?"
Obviously I have no answer to that question.
If an intruder jumps up into the air just as I shoot, is he not on my property?
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:10 pm to MeridianDog
I just read an article that stated you own somewhere between 80-500ft of airspace over your home. The Supreme Court has refused to explicitly state the number, though.
Before air travel you owned an infinite column of airspace over your home.
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Before air travel you owned an infinite column of airspace over your home.
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This post was edited on 4/21/15 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:11 pm to upgrayedd
https://aviation.uslegal.com/ownership-of-airspace-over-property/
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But, if a landowner is to have full enjoyment of his/her land, s/he must have exclusive control of the immediate reaches of the enveloping atmosphere[iii]. Accordingly, a landowner is protected against intrusions in the airspace immediate and direct as to subtract from the owner’s full enjoyment of the property and to limit his/her exploitation of it[iv].
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at such a height as not to interfere unreasonably with the possessor’s enjoyment of the surface of the earth and the air space above it,
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:12 pm to Epic Cajun
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somewhere between 80-500ft
Seems I read that too. So could I shoot down the drone at 70 feet altitude?
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:12 pm to MeridianDog
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MeridianDog
Thanks dude, now I'm craving tater tots.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:12 pm to Epic Cajun
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:13 pm to jivy26
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but not the airspace above it
You'd be incorrect.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:13 pm to stout
Read my other post, there is not a stated amount that you own. I just meant that you don't own an infinite amount of airspace over your home.
This post was edited on 4/21/15 at 6:14 pm
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:13 pm to upgrayedd
quote:Thought the same thing
Thanks dude, now I'm craving tater tots.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:14 pm to MeridianDog
Slingshot with a rock or paint balls
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:15 pm to jivy26
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jivy26
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at such a height as not to interfere unreasonably with the possessor’s enjoyment of the surface of the earth and the air space above it,
That was clear as muddy water or maybe foggy airspace.
Posted on 4/21/15 at 6:15 pm to MeridianDog
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somewhere between 80-500ft
Seems I read that too. So could I shoot down the drone at 70 feet altitude?
Seems like you could, but how can you judge how high it is?
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