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Gov. Landry signs new drone defense law; first in nation (www.kadn.com)

submitted 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Louisiana has become the first state to allow law enforcement to intercept and disable drones posing threats to public safety. Gov. Jeff Landry signed the groundbreaking "We Will Act" Act into law on Wednesday, June 18.

Well this is certainly odd timing... 😅

HB261 by Rep. Jack "Jay" Gallé Jr., R-District 104 (St. Tammany Parish) grants specially trained officers the authority to use both kinetic and non-kinetic methods to neutralize drones operating unlawfully near sensitive areas like schools and public events.

??? What that means??

"This law puts Louisiana on the front lines of drone defense," Gov. Landry said. "We are taking bold steps now to protect our people and our skies before tragedy strikes."

Violators face strict penalties, including fines up to $5,000, up to one year in jail, and mandatory forfeiture of the drone. The legislation comes amid growing concerns over unauthorized drone activities near sensitive locations.

Gov. Landry noted this move places Louisiana at the forefront of state-level drone policy, setting a precedent that may influence future legislation across the country.

This weird video of Landry signing the bill specifically mentions Louisiana's nuclear power facilities, then Landry tries to make light of everything by saying "They tell me the president is getting ready to do an executive order on some of this stuff... I didn't say that."

... This is fine.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (7 children)

well this sorta makes sense

with all that stuff Ukraine managed to pull off, domestic drone terrorism is probably something the thinktanks already thought up, calculated the risks of, and told the guy to do something about

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (4 children)

Its the timing of all this with Iran that has me most concerned and the fact that Trump just got rid of the only agency that does a thorough investigation into industrial explosions.

And the fact that the Mossad snuck in drones to Iran recently for their attack

And the video of Landry signing this bill and mentioning our nuclear power plants and saying Trump will be signing his own EO soon

And the fact that Trump also just fired a Biden appointee who was head of the Nuclear safety board that oversees America's nuclear reactors

Hopefully all just part of a really weird series of coincidences

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I highly doubt that Iran would attack the US directly - the most they would do is cyberwar

the US has the military power to force Farsi to become a dead language, and I don't think the Iranian government would want to mess with force that powerful like that

I think what your seeing is probably a bunch of coincidences, there's other explainations for that stuff you listed, like trump replacing govt workers with his own or wanting more deregulation for power plants.