Ok Why Can't They Just Get A Marksman With A High Powered Rifle And Shoot These Kin Drones Down?

[ToraToraTora]

Why? All we are doing is demonstrating that we are defenceless, no doubt on the altar of some elf n safetee BS.

[ToraToraTora]

oh look ummmm got 20+ responses, it seems there is something to discuss. Come on love finish your harry and join in.

[ToraToraTora]

good idea wolf, worth a try. Arm it with a shotgun with minimal range, could work.

[Old_Geezer]

Arm it with a net and you'd probably get more success.

[TonyV]

OG think that's been done before or at least trialled

[ToraToraTora]

yep good idea OG, now we are getting creative.

[Peter Pedant]

// no doubt on the altar of some elf n safetee BS.//
guessing again
but hell - this is AB
so I should be thankful that I can understand it

I wondered why they didnt open up with a katoosha
or a lazer powered scrombogulator
also er on ssafety grounds ....

[jim360]

Shooting down the drone is not 100% guaranteed to be successful and could end up endangering the public even more. I am sure that the authorities would have done it by now if it were the sensible, easy and safe option. But it is instead closer to a "Last resort", if all else has failed.

And besides, shooting the thing down may solve the problem but would it not make it a harder to find the person who's flying it? I might be wrong there but maybe easier to trace the thing if it's not smashed up and destroyed.

[naomi24]

Jim, did you see what I posted earlier? They are considering shooting them down.

[shoota]

I suspect the person responsible is the bloke who has invented a jamming machine that can neutralise drones and make them land, he is a bit miffed that the 'authorities' won't adopt them...

[Ellipsis]

Get a small, light, fast drone with a small explosive on it.

Pilot it to to the big drone.

Detonate the explosive.

[Peter Pedant]

Beeb.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46640033

danger of stray bullets apparently
watch out Reindeer, angels and cupids .....

thimk:
Good King Wensus blasted out .....
on the road at Gatwick,
and the drones were out-an-about

hmm no good at Carulz.....

[jim360]

I did see it, yes, but it's still pretty clear to me at least that shooting the drone down is something the authorities don't want to do if they can help it. That's not the same as saying that they won't do it at all.

[shoota]

Jamming technology exists - it/they could have been jammed hours ago.

[wolf63]

A tractor beam would work

[sanmac]

I'm puzzled over the fact that the "authorities" are NOT sure how to solve the problem; however, they were quick to state in the beginning that they ARE sure that it's not terrorist related.

[Ellipsis]

Who needs a bullet when you could use a missile?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile

[TonyV]

Great idea Ellipsis, just explain what happens to the shrapnel

[Ellipsis]

It gets swept up. Or are we now not even capable of that?

Whether it's by drone, missile or bullet, there will be debris that needs removing. Drones and missiles are guided, unlike bullets.

[TonyV]

As well as the people it falls on?