I have been trying for almost two years now to warn everyone about the inherent dangers of drones gone wild.  Obviously, no one cared to listen.  To make my point, for the past couple of months there have been alarming stories about drones having near misses with airplane or helicopter traffic, interfering with firefighting and other rescue efforts, capping off rounds when coupled with firearms and of course the inevitable invasion of privacy.

It’s only a matter of time before some home grown nut case or terrorist loads up a drone with a little bit of C-4 or another explosive and flies it over a populated area to be detonated.  It doesn’t even have to kill anyone but can you imagine this happening during a game at Dodger Stadium? I for one thought for sure that this was going to happen as far back as 2013.

While preparing this article I decided to check out the internet for any new developments on the subject.  What I found out was that the various security sources, including the US Department of Homeland Security, have finally come to their senses and began issuing bulletins to police agencies across the country and overseas warning them of potential multiple drone attacks by ISIS wherein a coordinated (all at the same time) strike could take place at any number of outdoor-sports or music venues and that terror groups have been “trying to launch a drone-bomb attack for some time”.

I cannot for the life of me understand why the authorities (not the manufacturers of drones) have not, will not or simply won’t insist on the strict licensing of the owners and the operators of drones as they presently do with the owners and the operators of all types of aircraft, motor and electric vehicles and weaponry.

A drone is not a toy for hobbyists to play with and to do with as they see fit.  However useful a drone may be, if their usage is not adequately supervised they could easily turn out to be a terrorists dream and our worst nightmare.

I leave you with two questions on this subject.  Does anyone know how many drones have been sold to date and more importantly, to who?