America’s Laser Weapons Make World’s Dumbest Domestic Debut

US Customs and Border Protection personnel used a high-energy laser weapon to shoot down party balloons they mistook for Mexican cartel drones, triggering a brief shutdown of El Paso’s airspace.

A US Army M1301 Infantry Squad Vehicle equipped with a LOCUST Laser Weapon System. (AV)

The domestic debut of America’s high-energy laser weapons for drone defense went off not with a bang, but a whimper — and an airspace shutdown.

US Customs and Border Protection’s use of a laser weapon, on loan from the US Defense Department, without proper coordination…