launcher and a taser having officers the ability to stop a target from the sky because the name shadow hawkssound familiar that's because they're the same brand that's used by the military in afghanistan for counterterrorism operations out of montgomery county police is promising that they're going to use unmanned aerial aerial vehicle for much more tame reasons. we can launch this put it over a fire put it over a hazmat spill put it over a house with a barricaded suspect and literally give the incident commander the ability to look at the entire scene. with a bird's eye view so that's road is going to be used for fires then why does it come with a being that larger and a taser surely the police are downplaying this investment but looking at all those items i think it's pretty safe to say they're an unnecessary tool for local police so why do cops need its aid or drone well they don't but if they can get one and they figure why not call me crazy but these devices need to be left to the military for war situations not to use against americans for domestic purposes. now coming up next our soun

this is the shadow hawk, you can see behind me it's 6 feet long, weighs 50 pounds and fits in the backehind me, built by vanguard industries, the same company that is supplied other aerial assets to other troops overseas and it is remote-controlled. they use this like you see with video games, even this laptop computer down here to fly this thing. the montgomery county sheriff's department purchased this helicopter with a $500,000 federal grant and here's how they plan to use it. listen here: >> we can launch this, put it over a fire, a hazmat spill, put on -- put it over a house with a barricaded suspect, and literally, give the incident commander the ability to look at the entire scene with a bird's eye view. >> reporter: faa regulations keep this from flying above 400 feet and it carries enough fuel for two hours of flight. bill: seems like it would be helple. what do the critics say, what are thir concerns? >> reporter: don't forget this is unmanned so safety is one concern for critics. take a look, we have video of it flying in the air. other critics say there are privacy issues,