Back "in the day" I used to make my living sometimes conducting LEGAL surveillances. The rule we were taught by our attorneys was that according to state and federal law, if something could be seen from a public (or private with permission) place without using any enhancements, it was legal to observe. For instance, if someone had a fence around their property and it was short enough to where a person could see into someone's backyard without using a ladder, it was legal to observe, but if one used a ladder to look over the fence, that was an invasion of privacy because you enhanced your observation. Seems to me that the use of a drone to video or take still pix is a violation of privacy, especially if the drone is over the "airspace" of another property owner. Now, as to the legality of shooting one down, probably not legal, but some type of civil action could be taken or at least one could file a criminal complaint with the popo. Now, having said that, if I happen to see such an object hovering over my property (and it's in range) and it just so happens that I was target practicing at the same time, then .................
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