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Originally Posted by mark3d
i considered buying one here before they banned them, but i just don't like the idea of being in possession of what is legally equivalent to a machine gun and could get you 14 years! i'm sure its highly unlikely to be caught in the first place, and even then the police may selectively enforce the law if it's obvious you are using it for astronomy. that's a lot of ifs...
the only reasonable solution for me is a good quality 1mW, or an exemption for astro society members.
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I understand your position Mark. Here they are only compared to a machine gun if you actually point them at someone otherwise the police couldn't care less. The people governing the radiology stuff are actually supposed to regulate lasers here but don't seem to be very effective in doing so. Still I would object strongly to any interference as I use mine responsibly for both work and play. I stilll think you should check out laser collimaters as they are not illegal any where that I know of.
Mark