And if you don't have a gun? Then what? I'd use whatever I have at my disposal to put a home invader down. You make a good point on the issue of possibly blinding yourself though with the higher power stuff.
I dunno if it would get you in trouble, seeing as it is perfectly legal to use a gun to defend yourself in a home invasion (at least it is in most locations in the US sans a few municipalities). The gun can kill a man, the laser would not. I agree that lower powered lasers would probably be...
OK I know some here are gonna hate me for bringing up the subject but I still wanted to get other's thoughts on this.
Lasers have always had an inherent safety margin due to their nature, but as the Arctic Spyder III and other lasers have recently been "released" this has become something...