Democrats alarmed by 'chaos in the skies' after U.S. military again fires laser near Mexico border | CBC News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), lawmakers said.
54% : The last time it was CBP that used the weapon, and nothing was hit.
53% : In that case, an anti-drone laser was deployed by CBP without co-ordinating with the FAA, which then decided to close the El Paso airspace to ensure commercial air safety, according to sources familiar with what happened, but who weren't authorized to discuss it.
52% : Cartels routinely use drones across the U.S. border and surveil Border Patrol officers.
47% : The FAA, CBP and the Pentagon issued a joint statement late Thursday that acknowledged the military "employed counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities to mitigate a seemingly threatening unmanned aerial system operating within military airspace.
40% : "At President Trump's direction, the Department of War (Defence), FAA, and Customs and Border Patrol are working together in an unprecedented fashion to mitigate drone threats by Mexican cartels and foreign terrorist organizations at the U.S.-Mexico Border," the statement said.
30% : They criticized the Trump administration for "sidestepping" a bipartisan bill to train drone operators and improve communication among the Pentagon, the FAA and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes CBP.

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