Home Defense Against Aerial Drones

[John Sam Rayburn]

In the video below Billionaire Aeronautical Engineer Mike Saylor says the future of tribal warfare is automated drones; small, cheap ones, produced by the thousands.

This made me wonder what would be the best defense against such things attacking one's home.

I'm thinking a high-speed, full-auto .22 mini-gun on every side of the house. .22 caliber is cheap, and light-weight. After WROL, such a thing could be made in most home shops. They could employ DeWalt lithium-ion battery packs to power the small electric motor.

I don't think 12 gauge has the range necessary to knock down those things far enough from one's house. 5.56 is too expensive. They only need to get within 20 yards for their shrapnel and/or napalm to be effective.

 

[Wudidiz]

Which tribe are you concerned about?

 

[majormadmax]

You don't own the airspace above your property, so there's legal implications for shooting one down.

The FAA requires all UAVs be registered before they take flight. It also prohibits flying over people or above 400 feet unless the drone is being used for hobby or recreational purposes.

If you shoot down a drone flying over your property, you could face criminal charges under Federal law, which prohibits willfully damaging an aircraft or airport facility.

https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/do-you-have-the-right-to-shoot-a-drone-hovering-on-top-of-your-backyard-or-property-36260

 

[Wudidiz]

Then there's the ant-drone drone.

 

[baboon]

Realistically you would need Drone Shield

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[MountainGirl]

Crikey. ^^

 

[John Sam Rayburn]

Which tribe are you concerned about?

Mine.

 

[John Sam Rayburn]

Realistically you would need Drone Shield

About Us — Counterdrone (C-UAS) Protection — DroneShield

DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) is an Australian publicly listed company with its head office in Sydney and teams in the US and UK. Read more

www.droneshield.com

Cool stuff, but I don't have government funding.

I think .22 would be best for D.I.Y. after WROL.

 

[no2gates]

Get a HERF gun.

 

[oldag]

 

[mongoose]

I think some type of electronic jammer may be the way to go.

 

[Hoji]

Mist net is what you seek.

 

[pronstar]

Hitting a tiny/fast-moving drone with a 22 bullet, even lots of bullets, is not gonna be easy.

A shotgun is gonna help ensure actual hits, methinks.

 

[baboon]

Lets look to the videos for the Ukraine most soldiers are totally clueless they are even being targeted.

What's up with y'all wanting to shoot up into the air? I sure hope I'm not down range of you. Don't most drones have downward facing cameras? A bump on the controls or just erratic flying should be evasive enough to keep a drone safe. Y'all think about the video proof you shouldn't own a gun.

And if y'all really think about it it's the high flying government drones you don't even see doing the most to phuc you up.

 

[Axxe55]

Hitting a tiny/fast-moving drone with a 22 bullet, even lots of bullets, is not gonna be easy.

A shotgun is gonna help ensure actual hits, methinks.

but from my understanding that could put you in violation of faa rules!

 

[gll]

 

[kbaxter60]

Then there's the ant-drone drone.

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That could work. I saw Where some countries were training Raptors To take drones down. Guessing that could be quite effective.

 

[benenglish]

but from my understanding that could put you in violation of faa rules!

Shooting at an aircraft is shooting at an aircraft. It doesn't matter if it's a 747 or a drone. It's a federal felony. Local police will likely not know enough or care enough to take any action at all but if the drone pilot talks to the right people at the FAA, well, shooting at an aircraft can ruin your life.

MMM had it right in post #3.

Of course, in an TEOTWAWKI situation, absolutely nobody will care.

 

[Axxe55]

Shooting at an aircraft is shooting at an aircraft. It doesn't matter if it's a 747 or a drone. It's a federal felony. Local police will likely not know enough or care enough to take any action at all but if the drone pilot talks to the right people at the FAA, well, shooting at an aircraft can ruin your life.

MMM had it right in post #3.

Of course, in an TEOTWAWKI situation, absolutely nobody will care.

that was my understanding that even drones were covered under faa regulations!

 

[majormadmax]

Lets look to the videos for the Ukraine most soldiers are totally clueless they are even being targeted.

What's up with y'all wanting to shoot up into the air? I sure hope I'm not down range of you. Don't most drones have downward facing cameras? A bump on the controls or just erratic flying should be evasive enough to keep a drone safe. Y'all think about the video proof you shouldn't own a gun.

And if y'all really think about it it's the high flying government drones you don't even see doing the most to phuc you up.

Do you mean the Russians? It's the Ukrainians who are using commercial drones to target Russian forces, with a lot of success so far but that will be coming to an end in the very near future as the Chinese-made drones they are using have vulnerabilities the Russians will soon be able to exploit.

More importantly, that is a war zone and all bets are off. Trying to do the same will mean not going to white-collar resort prison. No, no, no, you're going to federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison!

And for the suggestion of electronic jammers, that will end the same way!