Homemade drone fires semiautomatic pistol in footage sure to raise alarm bells

Many might wonder, after viewing the accompanying footage, if the world just got a whole lot scarier.

Small quad-copter drones of the type that are now widely used to videotape animals, waves and landscapes, apparently can be transformed into killing machines.

 

The "Flying Gun" footage, uploaded by YouTube user Hogwit, shows a quad-copter firing several rounds while hovering several feet off the ground, recoiling and repositioning after each shot.

The description reads: “Homemade multirotor with a semiautomatic handgun mounted on it."

Outdoor Hub reports that the weapon appears to be a KelTec PMR-30, and adds: “With over 30 rounds of .22 Magnum, that’s some serious firepower for a flying drone."

It's not legal to hunt with drones, and we can't help but wonder whether it’s legal to build and operate a device like this beyond a person’s private property–or period.