What this article doesn't say is clear in the press release: "The laser pointer that Rodriguez and Coleman used was 13 times more powerful than the permissible

What this article doesn't say is clear in the press release: "The laser pointer that Rodriguez and Coleman used was 13 times more powerful than the permissible power emission level for hand-held laser devices." That's 13X more powerful than even to possess in a handheld laser, let alone aim at anyone. This was no toy. https://www.fbi.gov/sacramento/press-releases/2014/fresno-laser-striker-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison https://www.fbi.gov/sacramento/press-releases/2014/fresno-la...