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Louisiana superintendent urges Congress to clarify state authority to mitigate threatening drones
Summary
Colonel Robert T. Hodges told a House roundtable that although state troopers have training and equipment to mitigate dangerous drones, federal interpretations of FAA law limit state ability to seize or control drones during public events.
Colonel Robert T. Hodges, superintendent of the Louisiana State Police, told a House Oversight roundtable that state law enforcement has training and commercially available tools to identify and seize control of threatening unmanned aircraft but currently lacks clear federal authorization to do so in many circumstances.
The point matters for public safety at large events: Hodges said the lack of explicit state authority forces reliance on…
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