Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

SoylentNews is powered by your submissions, so send in your scoop. Only 10 submissions in the queue.

Ask Soylent: Drones and the Right to Bear Arms

posted by n1 on Wednesday December 02 2015, @11:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the weaponized-droning-civilians dept.

Anonymous Coward writes:

The political and ideological discussion in the USA about gun control laws and the 2nd Amendment has been a hot topic for decades. Usually, the topic remains in a glowing, hot-ember state. The heat and light emanating from this hot-ember pulses and intensifies when fanned by the news of mass murder involving guns. As drones become more prevalent in society, I fear the hot-embers of this age-old debate will fan into flames. While one must have a license to operate either machine, that legal requirement will not deter those with harmful intent.

Putting aside the political and ideological debates, how would soylentils implement a no-fly zone for drones - especially ones with harmful payloads or in areas containing volatile substances?

Original Submission

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Ask Soylent: Drones and the Right to Bear Arms | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 41 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 2) by q.kontinuum on Thursday December 03 2015, @07:29AM

    by q.kontinuum (532) on Thursday December 03 2015, @07:29AM (#271242) Journal

    These chemical ingredients are still hard to produce at home unnoticed. Purely physical things (especially when the material doesn't matter much and durability is a minor concern) can be printed via 3D printer. Recipes (construction plans / blueprints) can be downloaded / shared encrypted. I'd expect if someone offers such an adapter for sale, people would know it is a bit of a risky business.
    That said, even though I'm from Germany where the weapons laws are a bit stricter, and although I think they should be even stricter here, I do feel a fascination for weapons and could definitely see the appeal of a home-built, armed drone. Scary though to imagine people playing with it on a wider scale, but still fascinating.

    --
    Registered IRC nick on chat.soylentnews.org: qkontinuum
    Starting Score:    1  point
    Karma-Bonus Modifier   +1  
    Total Score:   2