UK: Laser owners can be arrested on sight if acting dodgy - Polidicks

[QUOTE=mysteryman;16525995]You don't have to worry much in the us. The us is so anal with laser that you cannot not legally own a laser stronger then 5mw. aka. In order to feel any heat generated. You will have to have the laser in the same spot for about 5 hours. However, any laser has a pretty damn good range. I WANT A FUCKING LASER STRONGER THEN 5MW! wait can anyone clarify us laser laws? I really want a laser.[/QUOTE] I'm not totally certain that this is true, but I read in some thread here on Facepunch that it's legal to get a laser stronger than 5mW so long as it wasn't labeled/advertised/sold as a laser [i]pointer[/i]. It doesn't seem likely to me, but according to whoever the hell it was that said it, if the word "pointer" isn't in the product name, it should be legal. It just has to have the proper labeling, apparently. Here's a Yahoo! Answers page, if it helps: [url]http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071126145106AApUTI1[/url]

The Uk is getting more totalitarian lately.

[QUOTE=ArmyKid93;16530398]I'm not totally certain that this is true, but I read in some thread here on Facepunch that it's legal to get a laser stronger than 5mW so long as it wasn't labeled/advertised/sold as a laser [i]pointer[/i]. It doesn't seem likely to me, but according to whoever the hell it was that said it, if the word "pointer" isn't in the product name, it should be legal. It just has to have the proper labeling, apparently. Here's a Yahoo! Answers page, if it helps: [url]http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071126145106AApUTI1[/url][/QUOTE] In order for a class 3B >5mw laser to be legal in the USA it needs the following safety features: Safety key Safety interlock Aperture shutter Emission indicator 3 second emission delay Stolen from some forum post on dealxtreme.

[QUOTE=Jippiex2k;16530774]In order for a class 3B >5mw laser to be legal in the USA it needs the following safety features: Safety key Safety interlock [b]Aperture shutter[/b] Emission indicator 3 second emission delay Stolen from some forum post on dealxtreme.[/QUOTE] Camera's have those, also you can make a nice laser pointer that burns shit out of an old cd burning drive, it's all over youtube.

Also, in the UK you aren't allowed to use anything stronger than class 2 lasers (<1mW) in areas where the public may be exposed to the laser, although you are still legally allowed to buy stronger lasers.

What's the worst that could happen, the pilot could momentarily be frustrated by a dumb kid shining a laser and be forced to raise his/her hand to block the light? Seriously, it's not that big a deal.

[QUOTE=SantanaDVX;16531040]What's the worst that could happen, the pilot could momentarily be frustrated by a dumb kid shining a laser and be forced to raise his/her hand to block the light? Seriously, it's not that big a deal.[/QUOTE] Did you read the fucking thread?

[QUOTE=SantanaDVX;16531040]What's the worst that could happen, the pilot could momentarily be frustrated by a dumb kid shining a laser and be forced to raise his/her hand to block the light? Seriously, it's not that big a deal.[/QUOTE] Those green lasers can do some serious damage to someone's eyes. It [i]could[/i] cause accidents, although I wouldn't exactly expect it to happen.

[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;16525552]500mw laser skip to 1:10 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=680xwwEs7Lg[/media][/QUOTE] Yeah real harmless everyone.

Someone near me shone it at the police helicopter, what an idiot, did he not think about all the cameras and equipment for tracking people that would pick him up as though he had a big 'line' point straight to him? What a cunt.

Someone should tape a bunch of them together and make a grill.

[QUOTE=dual elites;16518759]Good, whatever divvy cunt thought it would be funny to blind a fucking airliner pilot while it is still flying deserves capital punishment. We need capital punishment again god damn it. In case you didn't know, capital punishment is death sentence.[/QUOTE] We still have capital punishment actually, although only for high treason.

[QUOTE=Billiam;16531062]Did you read the fucking thread?[/QUOTE] Yes I did. And those videos of lasers burning holes in paper are when the lasers are like 2 feet away from the target. An airplane 10 thousand feet up in the air wouldn't be affected. You could see the light and that would be it. [QUOTE=Boxbot219;16531161]Yeah real harmless everyone.[/QUOTE] Did you notice the balloon that was only 15 feet away didn't even pop? Those things are dangerous within like 10 feet or less, but for an airplane that is 1000 or 2000 times as far away as that, it's not going to do any damage at all. You people treat it like shining a laser is the same as blowing up a bomb. It's not an issue worth flipping a shit over. Someone shines a laser, give them a slap on the wrist. People calling for capitol punishment are WAY overreacting.

[QUOTE=Voice;16518893]Planes fly themselves, the pilot only needs the window on take-off and landing.[/QUOTE] are your parents brother and sister? and good. this law is legitimate. whoever decided to shine a fucking laser at a god damn airplane deserves to be arrested

[QUOTE=SantanaDVX;16531265]Yes I did. And those videos of lasers burning holes in paper are when the lasers are like 2 feet away from the target. An airplane 10 thousand feet up in the air wouldn't be affected. You could see the light and that would be it.[/QUOTE] See [QUOTE=BBC]If the beam is shone into the cockpit it can refract on the thousands of surface scratches on the aircraft's windscreen, making the whole windscreen temporarily light up and blinding the pilot, he added.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Faren;16526283]Read the post above yours, fucktard. And the post above that.[/QUOTE] Hey dumbfuck at least the us can have lasers.

[QUOTE=Billiam;16531338]See[/QUOTE] But how long could a man on the ground hold onto a target that is as far away and small and is moving as fast as an aircraft's windscreen during a flight? Factors such as the laser's user's shaky hand and the plane's high rate of speed would make it damn near impossible for a person to hold onto that target and cause a crash. It's not like in a car where if you're blinded and let go of the wheel for even a second, the car will crash. In a plane, what's gonna happen? You'll list off course for a moment and then correct your error after you regain sight? edit: I'm probably misinformed on how fast a laser of considerable power will take away a person's eyesight.

I own several 50mw laser pointers and boy I tell you h-what, I barely trust myself with them. Eye sight is so valuable, yet fragile. These things can take that away in one troubled-teen-instant. Although they are fun and epic, I hate to say this, they need to be regulated. Thanks Brits. Thrits.

[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/Laser_pointer_safety_distances.gif[/img]

[QUOTE=SantanaDVX;16531418]But how long could a man on the ground hold onto a target that is as far away and small and is moving as fast as an aircraft's windscreen during a flight? Factors such as the laser's user's shaky hand and the plane's high rate of speed would make it damn near impossible for a person to hold onto that target and cause a crash.[/QUOTE] The green-laser could blind the pilot for more than a couple of seconds, even if you only see the light from the laser for a second or two, your eyes could face permanent damage, but more likely temporary damage.

[QUOTE=lmaoboat;16531472]<safety pic>[/QUOTE] Thank you. It seems like it would be a considerable danger to [B]landing[/B] planes, not aircraft at crusing altitude. [QUOTE=Billiam;16531491]The green-laser could blind the pilot for more than a couple of seconds, even if you only see the light from the laser for a second or two, your eyes could face permanent damage.[/QUOTE] Right, but I don't think that aircraft pilots need to worry about that. It's next to impossible to hold onto a target as small as a man's eye from over a thousand feet away.

That is really stupid. I can't believe the government would do something like that. And I thought the U.S. of A's government was bad. They are really taking the term nanny governments seriously.

[QUOTE=SantanaDVX;16531517] Right, but I don't think that aircraft pilots need to worry about that. It's next to impossible to hold onto a target as small as a man's eye from over a thousand feet away.[/QUOTE] You'd be surprised.

[QUOTE=SantanaDVX;16531517]Thank you. It seems like it would be a considerable danger to [B]landing[/B] planes, not aircraft at crusing altitude. Right, but I don't think that aircraft pilots need to worry about that. It's next to impossible to hold onto a target as small as a man's eye from over a thousand feet away.[/QUOTE] "The worst affected areas were regional airports with 15 in Cardiff, 12 in Manchester, nine in Liverpool, nine in Birmingham and seven in Edinburgh." That means that most of the complaints from pilots came from pilots who were either landing or taking off a plane, which with this sort of thing happening can be very dangerous. Also some people use that shit on cars too.

[QUOTE=FunnyBunny;16525552]500mw laser skip to 1:10 [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=680xwwEs7Lg[/media][/QUOTE] What would a 500Kw one do?

They have equipment in some police helicopters specifically to catch people doing this apparantly, so it must be a problem. (check the video in the link) [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7990013.stm[/url] Also, it does seem to be a problem mainly at landing for airliners, apparantly there's a whole lot of idiots that think it's hilarious to shine one at a plane thats landing. [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7920053.stm[/url] [url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7812050.stm[/url]

[QUOTE=hijacker;16531761]What would a 500Kw one do?[/QUOTE] Burn out the fusebox from your moms house and then mommy and daddy would be quite angry.

It's fucking assholes ruining this for everyone. It's the same with airsoft guns, one dickbutt walks around the streets with one and suddenly everyone now needs a licence and stuff.

[QUOTE=Teh Rar File;16526030]Only in the U.K...[/QUOTE] Only in places that don't want their pilots blinded by dumb fucks fucking around with lasers.

Shit, I own a high power green laser and I live in the Thames Valley region.