[Atmob-discuss] Man allegedly pointed laser, may face charges

[John Sheff]

According to this, the FDA classifies laser pointers as safe only if it
"Operates at a wavelength between 630 nm and 680 nm." (among other
criteria.). That's *Red*. Apparently they exclude - intentionally or not -
*Green* lasers, much less the new blue and violet ones coming out now. Is
that the latest, or does someone know if their standards have been updated?

 
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[mailto:atmob-discuss-bounces at atmob.org] On Behalf Of Bern Kosicki
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 3:55 PM
To: atmob-discuss at atmob.org
Subject: Re: [Atmob-discuss] Man allegedly pointed laser, may face charges

 From this site discussing laser issues  -

http://web.princeton.edu/sites/ehs/LabPage/laserpointersafety.htm

"As laser pointers become more ubiquitous, more and more laser pointer 
related incidents have been reported worldwide. Most of the reports do not 
concern eye exposure, but outrage. For example, police officers have 
reportedly drawn their weapons when the light from laser pointers is 
mistaken for a gun sight. "

Bernie Kosicki


At 10:46 AM 12/10/2007, John Sheff wrote:
>A cautionary tale ...
>
>____________________________________________________________
>
>The following appeared on Boston.com:
>Headline: Man allegedly pointed laser, may face charges
>Date:     December 10, 2007
>
>"Three police forces and the US Coast Guard on Saturday night chased
>down a Medford-area man who faces the possibility of federal charges
>after allegedly pointing a hand-held laser beam at a helicopter."

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