I think it should depend on altitude, I mean above a certain altitude airspace laws must qualify, and that means that shooting down an aircraft, be it a passenger jet or an unmanned drone is an illegal act.
Below a certain altitude though it would perhaps class as trespass in which case the gentleman in question was within his rights to protect himself and his property.
Of course, if one does go by those laws then you have to look at helicopters and their landing sites. If a medical helicopter lands in someones backyard to attend to a casualty on the street nearby, is it trespassing and would the owner of the backyard have the right to order the helicopter into the air at gunpoint?
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