House considers new crime for pointing lasers in cockpits
LASER CRIME: The House is expected to pass a bill Dec. 7 or 8 that would create a new federal crime for aiming lasers at aircraft cockpits in the United States. Since 1990, there have been more than 400 such incidents, with more than 100 reported since November 2004 alone, according to the bill (H.R...
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