Just because a few hundred drones almost downed a bunch of airliners and emergency helicopters, Big Gummint wants to require companies and quadcopter hobbyists to get permits for their drones. Frat boys of all ages now fear that the Drone Police will yank their joysticks if when they fail breathalyzer tests. “Registering drones — that’s the first thing the nazis did when they came to power,” said some jerk sometime real soon …count on it.
More:
“Federal regulators to require registration of recreational drones,” Craig Whitlock, Washington Post
“The Government Wants Mandatory Registration for Drone Owners—ASAP,” Justin Peters, Slate
“Regulators Propose a Drone Registration System,” Nick Wingfield, New York Times
“The Feds Want a National Drone Registry by Christmas,” Jordan Golson, Wired
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