Laws and legality...

[SenKat]

Can anyone steer me to the appropriate source for the actual laws governing the sale, use, and ownership of lasers in the U.S. ? I woulda thought that on New Years' Eve - when I was surrounded by police (curious, not arresting me !) when I was shining my Nexus at the Tower Of Americas here in San Antonio - that I would have been spoken to about my use of the laser, rather than just clapped on the back, and told, AWESOME - I want one of those ! I may have simply been lucky, but I would really like to know the actual law regarding lasers.

 

[pseudonomen137]

21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 are what you want to go look up for some fun bedtime reading. As for Texas, the only state law I find in the code is that you can't knowingly point them at peace officers, or something of that sort.