Stop laser pointers coming in from China which are unregulated

Stop laser pointers coming in from China which are unregulated

The Issue

Laser pointers are now flooding our markets. They are sold as £5-6 toys. Children love them as they give off red, blue or green light. They think of Janes Bond. However, they can be lethal 1: burning people's retina (any age), if the light is looked at for even a milli of a second. It could be a baby crawling or a toddler walking, some elderly person just walking innocently and cross the lasers path 2: Lasers are being used maliciously to harm others as a weapon 3: People think it is fun to shine a laser in the line of an air plane or helicopter - distracting the pilot When buying a laser - even with the mW written on it - you do not really know the strength
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The Issue

Laser pointers are now flooding our markets. They are sold as £5-6 toys. Children love them as they give off red, blue or green light. They think of Janes Bond. However, they can be lethal 1: burning people's retina (any age), if the light is looked at for even a milli of a second. It could be a baby crawling or a toddler walking, some elderly person just walking innocently and cross the lasers path 2: Lasers are being used maliciously to harm others as a weapon 3: People think it is fun to shine a laser in the line of an air plane or helicopter - distracting the pilot When buying a laser - even with the mW written on it - you do not really know the strength

The Decision Makers

Anna Soubry MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence

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