Lasers In Las Vegas

[VegasSteve777]

I've been outta the Laser scene for a good spell....I always take my 200mW Greenie fishing with me at Lake Mead here. Inbetween the Newcastles and the 1-1/2lb. Striped Bass, I dropped it.... Yep,,,, She's a gonner.... Called for a replacement (Deal-Xtreme in China) and they swear they never sold me a 200mW Green Laser because it's always been illegal in the States. (I still have the receipt in my filing cabinet from them)

Is this true, or is she confused and it's now illegal?

If Green Lasers areillegal, what's an old fart like myself gonna have to do to get another toy for when I go fish'in in the dark??

Fish'in just won't be the same without my Laser..... Honestly now....
And why would they make them illegal? Some moron flash a pilot in his eyeball? Ruined it for us good guys or what? I just want my toy back.....Damn fish slime is to blame for my dropping it!!

Thanks for any tid bits you can toss my direction!!


~Steve M.~ Las Vegas, NV

 

[allthatwhichis]

The lasers themselves are not illegal, the importation of them is now illegal. I beleive this is only for handheld modules over 5mw because I have no problem getting lab modules shipped in. I am not 100% but I think Optronics can still get a higher powered handheld module for you.

 

[jhosaki]

It's not that lasers over 5 mW are illegal, it's just that illegal lasers over 5 mW are illegal. Many overseas vendors have been selling illegal goods into the States all along but now the laws are being enforced more regularly so they're pretending like the law changed. It did not.

You can certainly buy a handheld laser in the States (domestic or import) at any power level as long as it has the required 5-point safety system and a valid FDA accession number. If it's over 5 mW and doesn't have a key switch, interlock, aperture shutter, delay and LED then it is illegal in the US and always was.

Several companies in North America (including the one that I work for) can sell you a legal handheld laser, contact me if you want more information on laser laws in the US!

 

[Numbers]

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[VegasSteve777]

Hello Gents!!

My Best Friend I ever had lost his battle with Cancer......

I've been away back in Ohio with his family.....

Life sucks sometimes.......

But anyway.....Thank you for replying to my thread here!! I damn near forgot all about posting it until going through paperwork here in the office and I saw a sticky to myself about this thread.

I checked out that site that you work at.....

I would have to refinance my house to buy one of those lasers.....I only paid some where around $50 for that 200mW I had from some China place called Deals Extreme......I'm sure it wasn't up to snuff in the hi tech world, but it sure was fun to mess about with for the past 4 years and bright as hell clear up past the moon with that damn thing....Wish I hadn't dropped the damn thing......I reeled in a nice Striper, just about a 1-1/2 pounder, and didn't have my hands completley clean when I went to keep my laser from rolling off the chase chair....Slippery fish guts are to blame......No more laser for Stevie!!:mecry:

Thanks again guys!!

~Steve M.~