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The US' brief period of registration-free drone flight is over -- President Trump has signed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2018, and it revives the registration requirement for civilian drones. Robotic fliers between 0.5lbs and 55lbs need to be submitted to a database if they're going to remain legal. A Washington, DC appeals court had struck down the FAA's original requirement in May, arguing that it didn't have the authority to regulate model aircraft, but that clearly wasn't a deterrent. The FAA had said said it would rethink its approach to the regulation after its earlier defeat.
Naturally, the FAA is slightly giddy. In a statement to TechCrunch, the agency welcomed the return of registration arguing that it helped "promote safe and responsible drone operation."
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/12/trump-signs-bill-requiring-drone-registration/
(Score: 3, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday December 14 2017, @02:01AM (1 child)
Registration would be a governmental restriction of the right of the people to keep and bear arms; it would give government a say, but the government expressly does not get a say.
The American theory of government is based around checks and balances of the powers. Well, one of the most important checks and balances is an armed People against a Government; the 2nd Amendment is not for hunting, but rather for securing the freedom of The People against any form of Tyranny, foreign or domestic.
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by MostCynical on Thursday December 14 2017, @03:03AM
So, how's that armed revolution going? Or is only "tyranny, beyond a point, which maybe the point at which I have already been locked up"?
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex