Controversy is swirling around the new state law which took effect on Aug 1 and would allow police departments to equip drones with non-lethal weapons such as Tasers, tear gas and rubber bullets, according to a report in USA Today.
The original legislation, as presented by state Rep Rick Becker, was aimed at making sure police obtained a search warrant to use a drone to seek out criminal evidence.
In any case, the high cost of sophisticated drone technology may keep weaponised police drones grounded in the short term.