If the past is any indicator — look out America. In this day and age protecting the nation law enforcement’s and President Trump’s greatest challenge. From the local cop to the high echelons of the FBI, CIA and NSA the goal remains the same – keep America safe. Terror targets are everywhere and so are threats, both internal and external.

Parents beware — every large group of people is a target — sporting events, malls, outdoor concerts, schools, city sidewalks, a warm beach, a border crossing. There is every reason to believe that an evil force eventually will use today’s new toy ‘the drone’ to cause mayhem in America. 

Someone hell-bent on destruction will fly one of these drones loaded up with explosives right into a crowd of innocents. The question is how does law enforcement serve and protect the people from this threat when hundreds of thousands of drones have been sold in the U.S. with very little restrictions? It’s just like guns … it’s too late. A good drone costs about the same as a nice gun. But it’s not the drone, just like it’s not the gun, when it comes to intent and motivation of the user.

Circulating on social media for several years have been videos of drones equipped with a camera and automatic gunfire or explosives destroying inanimate targets in seconds while the operator is some distance away. It won’t be long before drones are delivering packages or pizzas and beer to on-line buyers. Drone manufacturers and owners don’t talk much about this threat.  

Drones, however, have their place especially when it comes to locating missing people, assessing natural or manmade disasters, and showing off the wonders of the world like nothing else can. Racing drones is a fast-growing sport among enthusiasts, much like airplane racing. The drone, for many uses, has replaced the helicopter — but the pilot is on the ground and the drone has eyes connected to GPS, and a computer. This threat is real and not just in the U.S.

Drone attacks are a common occurrence in the war against radical Islam, and frequently used by the U.S. military in the current fight against ISIS in Middle Eastern countries. Since ISIS is heavily into revenge — look out America.

There has yet to be a drone attack against American citizens in the U.S. The last mass shooting in America was Jan. 6, 2017, when an Iraq war veteran opened gunfire at the Ft. Lauderdale International Airport killing five innocents and wounding eight others.

Before that, the June 1, 2016, Orlando nightclub shooting by a radical Islamist that claimed 50 lives including the shooter stands as the deadliest mass shooting by a lone gunman, according to www.MotherJones.com, a website that archives all mass shootings in America regardless of the motivation.

Right now a radical Islamist in America would find it just about as easy to buy a drone as a gun — cash and carry with no waiting period. Outfitting that drone with explosives wouldn’t be that hard to do for an enemy determined to cause terror especially with all the explosive instructions on the Internet.

President Trump, as with all previous presidents, must do whatever he can to protect the U.S. at home, and protect American interests abroad such as U.S. Embassies, the U.S. military in foreign lands, and America’s allies. Using whatever resources are available to the president he must contain terror in America and wipe out ISIS overseas. It’s just a matter of time before President Trump and his administration are challenged, much like President George W. Bush was when the 9/11 terror catastrophe occurred in New York City 16-years-ago killing nearly 3,000 innocents. 

Will this new challenge come in the form of future drone attacks upon Americans? How does America fight back against the drone threat? Drones have already been used to deliver drugs to outdoor prison yards in the U.S., according to news reports.

A new state law is a start: It is now legal in North Dakota (N.D. House Bill 1328) for local cops to fly drones armed with “less than lethal” tear gas, rubber bullets, sound cannons, pepper spray and tasers. With all the concern from the liberal Democrats’ fear of militarism of police, nobody has noticed that this state can now kick some ass with drones, but the U.S. Army National Guard can’t — not on American soil — not yet. Look out America evil driven drones may be headed your way.

Evil always finds the weakest link for a way to break on through. Expect ‘Breaking News’ any minute.

About the Author

Britt Nelson relocated to Costa Rica in 2011 from Florida, where he served as news editor for the Palatka Daily News, a newspaper owned by the New York Times Regional Newspaper Group (NYT-RNG) for 20 years.

Nelson served the NYT-RNG for 18 years in Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina and Florida as a correspondent, reporter, staff writer, senior staff writer training new reporters, copy editor, page designer, editorial writer, editorial page editor and editorial board member.