NSW Govt has banned laser pointers TODAY.

[Ian Robinson]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...21/2222662.htm

The new laws mean that the lasers will be illegal without a prohibited weapons permit.
Recently a number of pilots have reported that lasers have been shone into their cockpits during take-offs and landings.
Premier Morris Iemma says people caught with the devices could face between two to 14 years in jail.

So I guess we better hide our laser collimators .... or get a probibited weapons permit (how do you go about getting one of them ???)

[Starless (Brian)]

This is getting stupider by the day!

Just can't figure which bunch of
loonies are making large enough
donations to the party to illicit
this response.

[§AB]

The new laws mean that the lasers will be illegal without a prohibited weapons permit.

Without a PROHIBITED weapon's permit??? So basically, we can't get the permits required for the lasers then. Or was Morris Idiotemma just being his usual numbnuts self when he concocted that statement?

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

I said it then, I'll say it now - it was a ship of fools who voted this idiotic team back in to ruin our state yet again at the last election. Iemma just has no idea how to police anything any more - so he just bans people from conducting their day-to-day business in favour of putting some effort into finding and stopping the real cause. BandAid politics. Brilliant!

[Ian Robinson]

Just rang the local copshop and they couldn't tell me anything and had been told nothing.

Would be nice for the cops to have been informed beforehand one would think and for them to have appropriate paperwork in hand for anyone who wanted to apply for a permit.

How much do these permits cost ?

[leon]

I know I'm not a New South Welshman, but I'm sure Victoria will follow the sheep, so as far as I'm concerned they can get stuffed, I wont be applying for any permit.

Leon

[Ian Robinson]

Likely to go national .... remember its wall to wall Labor.

Tandy and Dick Smith and other electronics sellers will be removing laser diodes and laser pointers and other laser gadgets from their shelves pretty quickly I imagine in NSW.

I was zapped late one night by a laser straight into the eyes while driving down the F3 near Kangy Angy one night heading home from a square dance .... had to pull over very quickly and stop as I was badly dazzled .... the FW who zapped me could have killed me and my entire family !!! Scared the crap out of us !!! Good thing there were no big trees or light poles or culverts where I pulled over as I wouldn't have seen them.

I've also been zapped a few times while fishing on Stockton or Nobbys walls or the Newcastle or Stockton foreshore late at night too. Just an inconvenience that mucks up your eyes' night adaption , so no harm done then.

What makes these cretins tick ???

[§AB]

Anyone got a 50mw laser lying around so I can aim it into Morris Iemma's eye's - you know.. to improve his "vision"?

[Starless (Brian)]

Originally Posted by leon

I know I'm not a New South Welshman, but I'm sure Victoria will follow the sheep, so as far as I'm concerned they can get stuffed, I wont be applying for any permit.

Leon

Likewise from SA, I reckon you are
dead right.

We should all adopt this approach.

I bet "A Current Affair" would love
a 4000 astronomers jailed for possesing
prohibited weapons story.

[Starless (Brian)]

Originally Posted by §AB

Anyone got a 50mw laser lying around so I can aim it into Morris Iemma's eye's - you know.. to improve his "vision"?

If only it were that easy.

[Ian Robinson]

Originally Posted by §AB

Anyone got a 50mw laser lying around so I can aim it into Morris Iemma's eye's - you know.. to improve his "vision"?

Not funny .... 50mW into the eyes for even an instant if close enough would probably blind him permanently ....

[Garyh]

Originally Posted by Ian Robinson

I was zapped late one night by a laser staight into the eyes while driving down the F3 near Kangy Angy one night heading home a square dance .... had to pull over very quickly and stop as I was badly dazzled .... the FW who zapped me could have killed me and my entire family !!! Scared the crap out of us !!! Good thing there were no big trees or light poles where I pulled over as I wouldn't have seen them.

Now I would consider this much more dangerous than aiming any typical laser pointer at any commercial aircraft.
A lot of new planes basically land themselves and have a co-pilot.
When you are driving down the F3 and get blinded by one you are in big trouble!

Sad to see such stupid behavior by people...

Very sad as I wanted a nice laser pointer for my new scope...
Dumb a@# pollies!

[Ian Robinson]

Originally Posted by Garyh

Now I would consider this much more dangerous than aiming any typical laser pointer at any commercial aircraft.
A lot of new planes basically land themselves and have a co-pilot.
When you are driving down the F3 and get blinded by one you are in big trouble!

Sad to see such stupid behavior by people...

Very sad as I wanted a nice laser pointer for my new scope...
Dumb a@# pollies!

True , but alarming anyway ....

If I had ever found out who zapped me on the F3 , let's just say , it would not have been pretty , I reported the incident , a lot of good that did me.

[GrahamL]

Good .. I actually hate the things

[monoxide]

i don't think theres any real need for them as pointers anyway. plus unless you were planning on doing something silly with them or walking around with one in your pocket i don't think you have anything to worry about.

im not sure what the great attraction of laser pointers is anyway, with the wealth of other finders out there that keep you and your equipment a bit more discreet than a green beam pointing to the sky from your back yard.

[fringe_dweller]

lolmygutsout@the neocons who pretend a lib/nat govnmt would do any different, from memory they are evn worse, you couldnt even have a beard under one former country party state government - oooo thats priceless, aww come off we all knew this day was comin' , was just a matter of time, specially seeing how bloomin' powerful they are now, 500mw ect.

[fringe_dweller]

oops posted wrong thread

I seem to remember it was a lib/nat govnmt that banned most guns? and there was that time there federal counterparts were thinking of banning evolution

[rogerco (Roger)]

My local bobbies didn't know anything either. They suggested the fire arms register Ph. 1300 362 562.

By the way its illegal to even have one, with up to fifteen years gaol.

This is not a joke. I have a neighbour who complains about everything. I don't want the cops comining round just because he puts in a complaint.

Its a pity the bloody government doesn't figure out a way of banning the ********** that do this stuff. They buggered up fireworks decades ago whats next?

[rjc_lakeside]

Originally Posted by leon

I know I'm not a New South Welshman, but I'm sure Victoria will follow the sheep, so as far as I'm concerned they can get stuffed, I wont be applying for any permit.

Leon

Actually, I believe that LASER pointers over 1mw have been on Victoria's prohibited weapons list for quite sometime now. So in that (non)sense we are the lemmings.

[rjc_lakeside]

Just don't use your car to run them down - otherwise cars may end up on the prohibited weapons list as well.