What a Ban Would Actually Mean for DJI Drone Owners and Holiday Shoppers

With Thanksgiving wrapped up and the Black Friday shopping sales here, if a DJI drone is on your holiday wish list, you might want to hit "buy" immediately. The company has issued a stark warning: Its drones could be banned from sale in the US, and the deadline is looming. 

The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-0 at the end of October to "close loopholes" that allow tech deemed a "national security risk" to be sold in the US. In plain English, the US government is clearing the path to give DJI the same treatment it gave Chinese phone-maker Huawei, effectively banning its products from the American market.

The US government has deemed DJI, which is based in China, a security risk. It's also considering a separate ban on TP-Link routers.

DJI is already sounding ...