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Why wont me dad let me buy a laser pointer

hakzaw1 said:
When I was 13 I thought I would die sif I didnt get a Daisy BB gun.

Said I was only going to shoot at paper targets-- I lied.. a few starlings and sparrows lost thier lives thanks to me.. Then one day I shot a bird that I didnt get a good look at.. turned out to be a cardinal--the image of that bright red bird flopping about on the white snow-- blood every where is etched in my brain. SHAME on me! My folks were right.. I was far from ready to own a BB gun... today its a laser-but not much more has changed.
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plus, you could of shot your eye out!
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tsteele93 said:
Not many people here are gonna tell you this because it is a big secret... But your parents are idiots. They are going to get stupider and stupider for the next several years. By the time you are 15, you will be surprised they can tie their own shoes.

And you just KNOW that they were never kids themselves. Well, we know they were, but YOUR parents obviously can't remember what it is like to be a kid. And even though you are super cool, you must be some kind of genetic miracle because there is no way your parents were cool.

Plus they seem to have this ridiculous attitude that just because they go to work and provide for everything you have and do, that they somehow should have some input in what you can and cannot do.

Some parents even think they know what it is like to be a teen, but of course they don't. It has probably been 20 years or more since they were your age and they don't know what it is like now.

And they can't possibly love you and care about you and be trying to do what is best for you. I mean, sure - just a few years ago they were taking pictures of you and showing them off to anyone that would listen and wiping your butt every time you crapped yourself, but they don't care about you now, right? Cause if they did, they would let you do anything you wanted!

But then, something miraculous is going to happen. Sometime between 20-30 years old - depending on how intelligent YOU actually are - your parents are going to get smarter. It is almost like they started taking smart pills or something. Suddenly, you start to wonder that maybe, just maybe, they weren't as dumb as you thought when you were a self-centered teen who thought the world revolved around what you wanted to do.

And then, if you make it to this point, you will have your first child. It will be like a switch flips in your brain. You will fall instantly in love with this screaming, crying, peeing and pooping little ingrate that doesn't care about anything but itself.

And miracle of miracles, in a year or so, that little beast will begin to smile at you and soon will worship the ground you walk on. You will be the coolest, most amazing parent in the universe, along with your wife.

Enjoy it, you might get 5-10 years of that if you are lucky.

Then one day your punk-ass 13 year-old is going to want a plasma ray gun that can eliminate all life on earth as we know it (Using Moore's law here) and time will stand still as your travel through a memory tunnel back to this day many years ago when you thought your parents were fools because they wouldn't let you burn your friends eyes out with a laser.

If you have half a soul, you will realize how awesome your parents were, not to have just taken you out back, hit you in the head with a shovel and buried you in the woods and moved to another state.

That's just my take on it.

The short version is that it isn't a real good idea to put lasers on things you are going to point at friends. Your parents are right, you aren't ready for it yet.

Good luck!
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THAT... Was great. +Rep
 
Mohrenberg said:
the two guys were from the FDA's criminal investigations unit in KC, MO.
They were sent by Dan Hewitt from the FDA's center for devices and radiological health

Hence why you don't see me selling lasers.
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You said they bought one? So did they buy from you and then it was a sting operation?

If you aren't comfortable talking talking about I will shut up. :)


Mohrenberg said:
plus, you could of shot your eye out!
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Never heard of this movie before I met my wife. Her family watches it every thanksgiving. It is now a tradition in our home as well.

Awesome movie!
 
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I know exactly whats going on in your head right now. I'm only 21 years old right now so those days of living under my parents control are all too familiar. I remember the day I had to explain to my mother why the FBI was at the house after I had tried to order 50lbs of NH4NO3 :o
 
Ozzy357 said:
I know exactly whats going on in your head right now. I'm only 21 years old right now so those days of living under my parents control are all too familiar. I remember the day I had to explain to my mother why the FBI was at the house after I had tried to order 50lbs of NH4NO3 :o
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Ammonium Nitrate? What do you need that for?
 
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tsteele93 said:
You said they bought one? So did they buy from you and then it was a sting operation?

If you aren't comfortable talking talking about I will shut up. :)




Never heard of this movie before I met my wife. Her family watches it every thanksgiving. It is now a tradition in our home as well.

Awesome movie!
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kinda, but not really. They didn't show up with warrants or anything. They just showed up to talk.
. They wanted to look at my work station and view my papal account and I politely declined.
They left their card and said it wouldn't go away until they had my papal.records.to confirm how many I Sold.
As soon as they were out of the driveway o headed to the lawyer and put down a retainer.
I ended up giving my paypal records to my lawyer who relayed the info without giving them physical evidence. He also informed them that I had ceased building and selling lasers, and that was the last I heard from them.
 
But it makes your butthole pucker when you have two men in suits from the FDA sitting in front of you with a folder full of LPF screenshots and pictures of a laser they bought from you, and yes, they bought from me on LPF.
 
Well, that is all I need to know. Anything that I sell on here will be in kit or component form!

You are a smart cookie for politely declining and calling a lawyer. The authorities NEVER use anything you say or give them access to FOR you. As the Miranda rights say, "anything you say, can and WILL be used AGAINST you."

Thanks for the very relevant warning.

I assume Survival Lasers must meet the legal test for the FDA or they probably would have been beating his doors down by now!
 
Ozzy357 said:
I know exactly whats going on in your head right now. I'm only 21 years old right now so those days of living under my parents control are all too familiar. I remember the day I had to explain to my mother why the FBI was at the house after I had tried to order 50lbs of NH4NO3 :o
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Ozzy357 said:
You want the truth or what I told the FBI?:shhh:
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Wow, not sure... What did you tell the FBI? Starting a farm? You weren't planning on blowing up any buildings were you?

:undecided:
 
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AmmNitro makes a great instant-cold solution when mixed with water, they used to make instant cold packs with it to cool people down during heat waves.
 
Shows you what I know then... What did the FBI THINK you might do with it? Is that a safe question to ask?
 
tsteele93 said:
Shows you what I know then... What did the FBI THINK you might do with it? Is that a safe question to ask?
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I wish I knew... I was only 16 or 17 at the time so that probably puzzled them even more :confused:

I ended finding a local source that sold 50lbs bags for $20 :na:
 
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