In many countries in the world, the sale of laser pointers is strictly regulated to prevent them from being used as weapons for gang attacks. Laser pointers are used as weapons for malicious attacks. There are many such cases because these people have any knowledge of laser pointers... they don't know how dangerous it is. No legal awareness. As buyers of laser equipment, people should think that they are buying safety equipment. In Switzerland, federal legislation requires the use of laser doors to prevent non-ionizing radiation and noise hazards. But please note that the Class 1 laser pointer is only for demonstration use. If you can’t use a laser pointer outside.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported that the Green laser pointer lighting is very serious because it is closer to the sensitivity of the eye. The same intensity can be 35 times brighter than infrared. The Australian government clearly stipulates in the law that users of laser pointers who own and use weapons over 1 mw must obtain government permission to control and use laser pointers. Do not have a laser pointer with a power exceeding 5 megawatts. Well, you must apply for government approval to use a laser pointer
In Germany, laser pointers exceeding 5 kilometers per hour are not allowed to be sold, and laser pointers imported from abroad are not allowed to exceed 1 kilometers. If the car owner only uses lasers to punish airplanes or other vehicles, even if this measure is not intentional, there will be severe penalties, but if you hurt the airplane or traffic, it will be very serious. If you want to use a laser pointer that weighs more than 1 kg , You cannot use it in Toronto, Ottawa, Montana, etc., or within 10 kilometers of the airport.