Flying Drone-Gun Teen Inventor Featured on Inside Edition Tuesday

Clinton 18-year-old Austin Haughwout posted a YouTube video of a flying drone with a handgun attached on July 10, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration to investigate for possible violations.

Inside Edition obtained an exclusive statement from Haughwout and the episode aired Tuesday, July 21.

In Connecticut, the show aired at 7 p.m. on WFSB.

In a statement to Inside Edition, Haughwout admitted to creating the drone, according to Inside Edition press contacts Lauren Nowell and Irene Rogers.

The statement from Haughwout read:

“I am going for a degree in mechanical engineering and this was an application of the technology I have access to.”

Haughwout reportedly said he weaponized the drone with a 9mm semi-automatic pistol. The trigger is pulled by a remote control, Inside Edition stated.

This isn’t the first time Haughwout and drones have created a stir on the Internet.

In May 2014, a woman thought Haughwout was using his drone to take pictures of women on a public beach. She called the police before approaching the teenager and allegedly attacking him at Hammonassett State Park.

For Inside Edition’s full report, tune in on Tuesday, July 21.

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