If a drone is over your property, is it legal to shoot it down with a rifle?

Depends? Is the drone coming from the mother in law?

An air rifle or what?

I'd be careful even disclosing the fact you have a gun on your property.

That's one thing the police will act on. You'll have the riot squad round.

Will the riot squad shoot down the drone?

We have a tame buzzard, Brian, who takes care of them most efficiently.

You can only shoot them down if there not on the rare drone list