It's definitely legal to sell lasers >5mw in the US. It just has to meet the safety requirements by the FDA. I believe that it's illegal to advertise/sell lasers promoted as "pointers" >5mw because lasers >5mw need saftey features while "laser pointers" don't.
I don't think spending big on...
You should check out optotronics. You can get two 10mw+ pens for just under 80$ (not counting shipping). They're a good company and they won't fail you :beer:
Since this is my first review, I'll be copying the structure of another review :beer:
OPTOTRONICS 150mw+ LASER PEN
Shipping/Packaging
Shipping was 7.95$, but it only took 3 days to come to California! :eek:
The laser came in a small white cardboard box capable of fitting inside a mailbox...
Yup, I use to have a great neighbor, but they moved out and was replaced by a family of asshats :scowl:. I think what Quetzal said was the best solution, (Thanks Quetzal! :san:) I think I'll be doing that now to avoid conflicts.
Thanks for the help guys :D I just needed to know, for, when I get a new laser, the first thing I do is see how visible at night.
Oh and also, just the other day, I was testing a 5mw greenie for visibility and I accidentally hit my neighbors front yard palm tree for a second. He came out and...
So if I lived within 10 miles of the airport, its illegal to point a 150mw greeny around? And if I was no where near an airport it would be legal? :thinking:
The question has been asked a thousand times, but, no matter how hard I look, I can't seem to find a direct answer. I see yes, I see no and "it's only illegal if you get caught" :wtf:. So what is it :undecided:?
Is it YES
Or is it NO
as in, if a police saw you pointing it in the sky, would...
Hi,
Let me first apologize for not introducing myself before I asked some questions regarding some lasers. It was rude of me and I hope I can be forgiven
Hello! My name is Michael and I live in California. My interest in lasers went back to when I was a kid. Asking my parents for a laser...