Are laser pointers banned in other regions like the United States?
No, legality will definitely vary depending on your location. For example, in New York City, it is completely illegal to sell high powered laser to anyone under the age of 18. However, if you are in some other state or country in Europe, there is no age limit. The same is true in Australia, where you need to obtain a license for a laser pointer with a power exceeding 1 MW. According to a 2013 test by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), approximately 90% of green lasers and 44% of red lasers (a total of 122 lasers were tested) did not comply with federal regulations. Even more shocking is that almost half of the test pointers emit a strong beam that is twice the limit set by federal regulations.
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In recent years, Europe, especially the United Kingdom, has adopted an increasingly strict stance on logistics guidelines. In most European countries, the power limit for selling laser pointers has been reduced from 5 mW to 2 mW. In the UK, this has been greatly reduced to 1 MW. This shows that they are trying to limit the use of laser pointers to classrooms-laser pointers for presentations-and not anywhere else. The laser pointer became more popular with astronomy enthusiasts. Astronomers all over the world add high-power lasers to their toolboxes. Therefore, we took the time to provide some guidance for the safe use of laser pointers.
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