'It can't be the wild west of drones out there': Lawmakers continue to push for answers on drone activity

Those mysterious drones are still flying in the sky, in New Jersey for almost a month, and more recently here in PA as well.

These drones have been spotted in at least six states.  

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is pushing for new legislation to try to give local officials more authority to look into the drones.

Senator Schumer said Sunday that he is co-sponsoring the legislation to get the Department of Homeland Security to deploy special systems, using technology he says is already out there, to better track these drones.

"If you see a drone over your home, you should not have to shake an 8-ball to see what it is. There ought to be better technology and there is. We need that technology in New York ASAP," said Schumer.

Schumer says that the FBI has used its authority over events like the Super Bowl, feds have technology he argues to detect any dangers like drones over the stadium, so he says they should use that technology for what's going on now.

This comes as the White House and FBI are still assuring the public these drones are not nefarious, while the question remains, how can they be sure when we don't know what exactly the drones are, where they are coming from, and who is sending them.

Congressman Josh Gottheimer stated, "It can't be the wild west of drones out there in Jersey or anywhere else."

Local lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have been calling for federal agencies to get answers about those mysterious drones flying in the sky.

NY Senator Chuck Schumer says, state and local police don't have legal authority to detect drones.

"It's remarkable with all these sightings over the last while. Why do we have more questions than answers?" said Schumer.

That's why he's co-sponsoring new legislation to better allow local authorities to help the feds sight the drones.

Schumer says we already have the technology.

"If the technology exists for a drone to make it up into the sky there certainly is the technology that can track the craft with precision and determine what the heck is going on," said Schumer.

He says a system called the Robin could help answer a lot of questions.

He says they're asking the DHS, the Department of Homeland Security, to deploy special detection systems like the Robin, which use not a linear line of sight but 360-degree technology that has a much better chance of detecting these drones.

And while questions still remain about who is launching the drones, what exactly they are, and where they come from, the White House and FBI continue to deny any dangers.

Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas says, "Let me calm those nerves. We have not seen anything unusual. We have not seen any unusual activity. We know of no threat; we know of no nefarious activity."

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas recently told ABC News the federal agencies are on top of all this and working closely with state and local authorities.

He added some of the drones reported above parts of New York and New Jersey have turned out to be "manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones."