Monday, July 20, 2015

‘Does the Second Amendment Cover My Right to Bear (Robotic) Arms?’



The Trace

Hobbyists tinkering with their firearms is nothing out of the ordinary, but it’s not often that a drone enters the equation. A new video showing a Connecticut teen’s flying handgun has become a viral sensation online, garnering more than 800,000 views — and raising questions about what some legal experts contend is the next frontier in Second Amendment law.
In the 14-second clip, uploaded by 18-year-old drone hobbyist Austin Haughwout, a small quadrotor helicopter hovers in the air while a handgun attached to its front fires four rounds, each shot causing the craft to visibly recoil. In a Reddit post, Haughwout wrote the drone was homemade using parts from 3D Robotics’s Iris quadcopter, while the gun was semiautomatic a Kel-Tec PMR-30.

5 comments:

  1. Pretty sweet. Governments cannot be allowed a monopoly on armed drones.

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  2. When I saw this, I wondered if it could be aimed. It wouldn't be difficult to mount a webcam on the copter and a laser sight on the pistol. I think this is the first time you've used this new gun control website that seems to be comparable to the NRA site.

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  3. I'm sure the gun loon consider robot this a militia member

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  4. This is a new frontier for gun control vs gun rights. Obviously, the government has been using armed drones for a variety of purposes for years. But is it legal to have an armed camera drone patrolling your property at night? I would think the 2nd Amendment would cover that. Haven't seen any "Beware of Armed Drone" signs posted yet, but I don't think it'll be long.

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  5. "But is it legal to have an armed camera drone patrolling your property at night? I would think the 2nd Amendment would cover that."
    As you gun loons have pointed out, the definition of "bear" arms does not include guns attached to a flying machine, and certainly the 2nd A mentions no such rigth to any such machine.

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