Marshall's Drone Bill Now Law
State Representative David Marshall's (R-7) HB 2733, which authorizes Arizona law enforcement to disable, capture, and shoot down drones used by the Mexican drug cartels in cross-border operations, has been signed into law.
As we previously covered in February, Rep. Marshall's bill grants immunity from liability to peace officers who intercept, capture, disable, shoot, or destroy an unmanned aircraft initially within 30 miles of the state's international border, but the newer version signed into law states drones suspected of cartel activity can be shot within 15 miles of the border.
The bill received bipartisan support across the Grand Canyon State's government. Attorney General Kris Mayes spoke in favor of the bill with Rep. Marshall at its introduction and on Fox News.
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