[chbot] Laser pointers

[Charles Manning]

On Thursday 13 February 2014 00:07:18 Volker Kuhlmann wrote:
> The muppets have won and new legislation comes into effect 1 March that
> limits the output power of lasers before things get seriously annoying.
> Sellers must be licensed, buyers must show proof of purpose (e.g. letter
> of membership from astronomical society).

It would have made a lot more sense to just classify them as firearms and only 
allow them to be bought/sold/owned under the firearms licensing regime.

Bringing in yet another layer of regulation and bureaucracy seems inefficient.

-- Charles