Connecticut police officers would have the ability to use drones equipped with lethal weapons under a bill now pending in the state House of Representatives.
The bill authorizing police use of “deadly” weaponized drones passed 34-7 in the state legislature’s joint Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. It was then sent to the House floor for debate and a vote, neither of which has been scheduled.
The law was originally written to ban the use of weaponized drones after a Connecticut resident, Austin Haughwout, attached a handgun and flamethrower to his drone on separate occasions over the past two years. The state government has tried and failed to pass legislation on drones three times since then …
http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/31/us/connecticut-drone-bill-trnd/
CNN | March 31, 2017
