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Originally posted by Surtur
Alright but yeah, if these laser pointers can be used to force planes to land..well, that is a potential problem. I would wonder if there wouldn't be other ways to combat this besides banning laser pointers outright?
Well, they've criminalized using lasers to interfere with aircraft, but it's very difficult to catch people doing it and to prove they've done it, so the deterrent of the law is probably not enough, so the simplest way to prevent these things from happening is to outlaw the lasers. Again, laser pens are for the most part novelty items with few legitimate applications. Their benefits to society are outweighed by their drawbacks, and their importance is minimal, ergo a ban wouldn't be too onerous.