A House Democrat is urging the federal government’s use of drones to secure political events, vowing to introduce a bill for a Department of Homeland Security feasibility study on deploying drone technology.
“Common sense dictates that drone technology should be harnessed to scan every elevated structure with a line of sight to a target,” Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., told Axios.
“If drones can enable the early detection and prevention of assassination attempts, why not use them? Better to have vigilant eyes in the sky than to remain blind to would-be assassins.”
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