\"Let\'s put it this way, the website warns users not to point it at aircraft or satellites.\"
But you know some jackass will do it anyway. It has no useful purpose. Outlaw such high powered lasers before a tragedy like a plane crash because of a temporarily blinded pilot.

I'm pretty sure they'll know who has one and if any incident happens they'll be able to trace it to the source. I have know problem with people owning one of these just like I have no problem with people who own guns, and in fact I intend to get one of these lasers for my self just so I can have one!

So, mrhuckfin, no one commits crimes with guns then??
Expect a lot of blind pussycats, neighbours\' dogs etc. etc. as well as the air crashes, downed helicopters and damaged wildlife.

\"...not to point it at aircraft or satellites\"
Well, how do these guys know if they are pointing at a satellite beyond their UAV target - the sky is full of stuff.
http://www.gizmag.com/ray-gun-shoots-down-robotic-targets/15322/

Yeah, best outlaw it before someone uses it to go postal. I\'m sure this thing will go right through eyelids

I don\'t like state interference, but with this little toy I think it should be banned, and banned soon. If it isn\'t, it will be banned later, but only after the clowns in government have woken up when they have a queue of blind victimes of rape, muggings and car accidents; not to mention all the blind pets.
As for Wicked Lasers, well the original use of the word \'wicked\' would seem to apply much more than any modern usage.

Maybe this is a hoax, a sting, with a built-in GPS to track al-Qaeda and the Mexican drug cartel.

I wonder if it\'s powerful enough to do anything useful, like start a campfire with damp leaves (or even dry leaves).

If some one is running around hitting people with a crowbar will you ban crowbars? Punish the ill behaved. This tool has several useful functions.

As an ophthalmologist, we use medical lasers of this exact color/wavelength to treat retina disease. We use 200mW (1/5 of a watt) for 1/10th of a second to create the permanent laser burn.

1000 mW lasers are WAY too powerful for general population use with high potential abuse problems. In fact, even the reflected beam off of walls, etc., can cause dazzling of the retina, with slow, permanent degradation of vision with repeated exposure.

Rioters in London were recently temporarily blinding police with green lasers, rendering them ineffective...it\'s a cheap weapon with terrible results...for pennies. Terrorists could buy a few hundred of these and start dazzling commercial pilots all over the country at once, with no in-place protections. Completely portable, concealable and mobile weapon.

Any green/blue laser over 20mW should not be available, or at least licensed like a firearm with serial numbers.

Dr. Rings
Pensacola, FL