Drone: the FAA investigates viral video of gun-firing device

By Euronews

Published on 22/07/2015 - 11:02

An investigation is underway in the US after a video appearing to show a home-made drone firing a handgun went viral online. VIDEO: Footage of

An investigation is underway in the US after a video appearing to show a home-made drone firing a handgun went viral online.

VIDEO: Footage of gun-firing drone spurs investigation http://t.co/2Do50FSoKp
— The Associated Press (@AP) 22 Juillet 2015

The 14-second video, called “Flying Gun”, shows a multi-rotor drone hovering and firing the weapon four times at an unseen target in the countryside.

It is thought to have been made by an 18-year-old student. The Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.

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