In an article titled “Why you shouldn’t try to shoot down a suspected drone,” CNN appears to performing a service for government officials concerned by the hype over this recent drone sighting hysteria – mainly concentrated in New Jersey but also hitting other states – could end up getting people killed by paranoid, mostly right wing freaks trying to take “the law” into their own hands.

“While I understand the frustration that mystery drones may cause, taking matters into private hands by firing at drones creates significant dangers,” said Rick Smith, CEO of Axon a company that manufactures anti-drone technology. Smith adds that a hitting a drone could “turn it into a missile” and cause “severe property damage and injury,” expert quotes included as if the type of person predisposed to opening fire on a “mystery drone” gives a shit, let alone even reads CNN articles.

“An unmanned aircraft hit by gunfire could crash, causing damage to persons or property on the ground, or it could collide with other objects in the air,” an FAA spokesperson said in an email to CNN which, again, just isn’t going to reach the intended audience who think the drones are the vanguard of a Iranian-Chinese-North Korean invasion force that will soon seize control of New Jersey.

The pleas for restraint from regular citizens via CNN come three days after convicted felon President-Elect Trump commanded his fans to shoot the drones down in a Truth Social post.