Prediction: until this panic dies down, more damage will be done by hyperactive idiots shooting at, laser pointing at, or being distracted by innocuous things in the sky than by any mischief involving actual drones.
@mattblaze They might end up going to jail. Laser strikes are no joke. Here's a story of a GA pilot who experienced a laser strike that could have caused a crash. He tracked down the perpetrator and brought charges. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2024/may/pilot/proficiency-beating-the-beams