A 19-year-old man was killed on Thursday when a remote-controlled model helicopter that he was piloting in a Brooklyn park struck him in the head, the authorities said.
The man, Roman Pirozek Jr. of Woodhaven, Queens, had been operating the large model — measuring several feet end to end — when it hit him and the top of his head was sliced off, the police said.
H/T to Whipped Cream Difficulties who added to his email: “Back in the old days of USENET, I remember someone had a .sig file that said “Remote controlled helicopters are just flying chainsaws with stability problems.”
Dangerous, and frankly toys…but we’re talking about banning guns that have legitimate defensive uses? Shows how much honesty “Gun Safety” fiends have amongst the lot of them!
Also H/T to Motor-T
