New Texas Drones Used By Police May Carry Weapons

[Dover]

For your security...


A Houston area law enforcement agency is prepared to launch an unmanned drone that could someday carry weapons, Local 2 Investigates reported Friday.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office in Conroe paid $300,000 in federal homeland security grant money and Friday it received the ShadowHawk unmanned helicopter made by Vanguard Defense Industries of Spring.

A laptop computer is used to control the 50-pound unmanned chopper, and a game-like console is used to aim and zoom a powerful camera and infrared heat-seeking device mounted on the front.

"To be in on the ground floor of this is pretty exciting for us here in Montgomery County," Sheriff Tommy Gage said.

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http://www.click2houston.com/news/New-Police-Drone-Near-Houston-Could-Carry-Weapons/-/1735978/4717922/-/59xnnez/-/index.html

[txwhitedove]

1. WTF? What the hell happens here bad enough to warrant a drone?

[christx30]

2. Don't they have

near daily attacks by terrorists with IEDS and roadside bombs?
Oh wait... It's Houston, and not Falluja? Wow. Then I don't know.