Teen Fights to Defend His Legal Right to Strap Guns to Drones

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>Drone pilots around the country—even those who don’t have any interest aerial weaponry—find themselves in the odd position of having to root for a Connecticut teenager and his homemade, weapon-mounted drones.

>Shortly after posting the megaviral “Flying Gun” video last July and its followup, “Roasting the Holiday Turkey,” Austin Haughwout and his father, Bret Haughwout caught the attention of the Federal Aviation Administration, which opened an investigation on the family.

>The Haughhwouts refused to comply with a Federal Aviation Administration subpoena demanding photographs and video, receipts for the flamethrower, YouTube audience, advertising, and monetization information, and other evidence that could be used against the family in court should the FAA decide that a crime was committed.

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Some idiot is posting good /k/ content in /news/, I'm reposting this shit here. Haven't laughed so hard in a while.