Thursday November 16, 2006 Dave's Bit Bucket
Dave Walker's jottings - mostly pertaining to security
Thursday November 16, 2006 Woot! (aka "Want One Of Those")
Consider your typical keyring laser pointer.
Now consider something in a "typical keyring laser pointer" form factor which has the output of a low-energy beam weapon (well, sufficient to light a cigarette at short range, anyway).
Welcome to the world of http://www.wickedlasers.com/, makers of handheld Class IIIB lasers for the scientific and military communities.
US FDA information and regulation on lasers of Class IIIa and higher output can be found here, I have yet to see whether UK firearms regulations say anything about directed-energy devices...
Update:
It looks like you can make yourself a similarly-decent laser pointer for rather less cost, provided you start with the right kind of DVD burner. See http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2006/11/how_to_make_a_d_3.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890.
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I reckon even if the firearms regulations are silent on the subject, they would simply nick you under 'offensive weapon' legislation...
The definition is: "anything made, adapted or intended for use as an offensive weapon". In other words, if you intend to hold someone's head in a bowl of blancmange, a bowl of blancmange is an offensive weapon...
Posted by Robin Wilton on February 01, 2007 at 11:08 PM GMT #