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One problem is that any ol' hick can obtain a laser (even in Victoria) and point it at a plane, either deliberately or by accident, and those who have a valid reason for having one (us) stand to suffer the consequences! Even though all that happened was that a pilot was dazzled, he is unlikely to point the plane into the ground. The "worst" conceivable outcome is that someone is blinded.
People can obtain a gun, illegally or not, and shoot someone (or many people) and nothing seems to happen to the gun owners in general. They can continue to use their guns the same as they did the day before. The "worst" conceivable outcome is mass murder, let alone blindness.
It seems to me that the consequences we stand to suffer are disproportional to the illegal act performed...point a laser at the wrong thing and they consider taking them off everyone who has them. Kill someone and you can still keep your gun!
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