I think it's likely an op to keep drones in the hands of the government only. Drones are powerful weapons.
I suspect they will keep the narrative going and then they will push legislation to "protect" us.
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That makes a lot of sense.
Sadly.
I do think there are other options.. But Occam's razor and all...
The second place theory for me is the US government is collecting data for security purposes. For example they have credible Intel around a massive threat and are searching.
But the other is way more likely IMHO.
Hearing all the lawmakers suddenly clamoring?