Is it Illegal to Shoot Drones Down in Oklahoma?

With all of the hoopla in Washington over the mystery drones on our seaboard, it has many in the Sooner State wondering, is it illegal to shoot drones down in Oklahoma?

The law isn't super clear about this.

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First and foremost, I'm 100% convinced this is all just a big curtain DC is hanging up to hide whatever they're cooking up in Congress at the moment, but the legitimacy of the question remains. Can we shoot down drones?

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The simple answer isn't so simple. It's both yes and no.

At a federal level, it is illegal to shoot down a drone since they're classified as legal aircraft. It'd be the same as shooting at a plane or helicopter by the definition of the law... but as with all things, there is a fair bit of gray area.

In Oklahoma, drones are treated like growling dogs.

If you're not familiar, and it's not a happy story at all... but when a dog shows up on your private property, if it acts even the slightest bit aggressive, a homeowner is well within their rights to Old Yeller it.

Even though dogs themselves are considered private property, that's just the way the law works. To that end, if you have a drone flying over your private property and you don't want it there, you're lawfully allowed to do whatever you must to remedy the situation.

If the only tool you have is a gun, every drone above your property becomes a target.

So, yes, it's legal on the state level - but still illegal on the federal level by definition... but with all of the hubbub and fear-mongering we're hearing in this most recent (probable) coordinated attack from Washington and the mainstream media, you'd likely never catch a case for defending your property since the federal voices are the ones making the biggest case against drones at the moment.

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Then again, you really never know how something will transcend Washington D.C. but odds are, even if you were charged for protecting your own private airspace, you'd likely catch a pardon on January 20th.

Do what you think is best for you.

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