Forgive me if this issue has been resolved. I have a laser for my SR9 and I wonder if it is legal to wear it. The police told me it was good. And I had police officers tell me that they would demand the laser and the gun and take you to jail. I`ve tried to find it in all the little writings, but you have to be a rocket scientist to understand some of the laws. It seems that the police do not know either. Does anyone know what the TN state law says about this? Some states and federal agencies have passed laws on the use of lasers. BE ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of Ocean City, Cape May County, New Jersey, as follows:Section 1.Chapter IV, “Police Regulations,” is amended to include the following:Purpose: Ocean City is a coastal community surrounded by waters crossed by vessels of all kinds. In addition, Ocean City has an airport frequented by planes and helicopters. Every year, Ocean City experiences incidents where a ship, plane or helicopter is illegally attacked with a laser pointer that works in Ocean City and is often purchased from Ocean City. The illegal use of laser pointers carries risks and dangers for those affected by the laser beam, as well as for the citizens of Ocean City.
Ocean City has every interest in prohibiting the sale of these devices to prevent their illegal use.4-40 Possession and sale of prohibited laser pointers. No one may own or offer to sell a laser pointer that exceeds an output power of more than one milliwatt.b. For the purposes of this Article, the term “laser pointer” means any device that emits laser light to project a beam that can be used to aim, aim or highlight features. Green lasers are more effective in light conditions, but they are more complex to manufacture and therefore often larger and more expensive than red lasers. [18] This is new to me. I have never heard of an illegal observation device for carrying a handgun. I`m certainly not aware of how a police officer would “claim it,” drag you to jail or not. (Unless you make something stupid out of it, like lighting and scaring the “sheep,” but that`s a whole other issue.) Lasers can easily cause damage to the eyes. Visible lasers are unlikely to cause permanent damage through the blink reflex, but IR lasers do not trigger it and therefore pose a significant risk. [13] Laser pointers are Class II or IIIa devices with an output power of less than 5 milliwatts (<5 mW). According to the United States NOW, therefore, the following law is ordered and promulgated with respect to the regulation of laser-directed devices:ARTICLE I: IN GENERAL.ยง 16-52.
DefinitionsThe laser pointer or device means a device intended to amplify electromagnetic radiation by stimulated emission that emits a beam to be used by the operator as a pointer or highlighter to reach a certain position, display, mark or identify a specific location, object or object.