A new bill that would ban drones at major sports contests has the support of four major leagues.
The Disabling Enemy Flight Entry and Neutralizing Suspect Equipment (DEFENSE) Act was introduced into the Senate on Thursday. The bipartisan bill, authored by Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), would empower local law enforcement to enforce temporary no-fly zones over outdoor sports stadiums and use technology to shut down drones flying over stadiums.
The bill amends Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, “Protection of Certain Facilities and Assets From Unmanned Aircraft,” which allows federal law enforcement to protect against unmanned aircraft such as drones that pose a threat to safety. Those powers include tracking unmanned aircraft in flight, warning the operators of the unmanned aircraft, disrupting or seizing control of unmanned aircraft, and seizing the aircraft and destroying it….