Forget standing out in the rain, cold or snow, telling us how rainy, cold or snowy it is. Soon they might be doing this and it's scary. Forget mastering the Associated Press style guide; some journalism students now need to learn the fine science of flying drones. Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/26/drone-studies-university-of-missouri-is-teaching-journalism-students-how-to-fly-drones/#ixzz2OqAf1GBp
I would love to give more of an opinion, but it would include topics unmentionable. So I shall stick with, "I agree with Joe".
Hitting a small drone with a gun is way harder than you think. We tried it once in training -- 1500 rounds expended by a platoon of infantry, including automatic weapons -- two hits. As to the worries about the news using drones...the threat is overstated. The kinds of things they'd be flying are loud and have very limited capability. Think traffic copter. Plus to fly them in federal airspace without clearance would violate a ton of FAA regulations. From experience this past summer, you'd NEVER be allowed to fly them over a wildfire because you'd interfere with the aerial firefighting efforts.
Just speaking from personal experience from a bunch of guys with machine guns. A shotgun would certainly be a better weapon than a rifle.
usually, when out with a gun, i am in the field shooting gophers, with the .22, hence my comment. however, if jen aniston is sunbathing in my backyard, i would want the world to know, and i probably would not be away from the house.