re: #337 Sergey Romanov

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Posted at 10:47 AM ET, 02/ 4/2011
Rand Paul lone dissenter in laser-pointer vote
By Felicia Sonmez

Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul was the sole “no” vote Thursday night on a measure that would make it a federal crime to aim a handheld laser pointer at an aircraft.

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Paul told reporters after Thursday’s vote that he believed the laser-pointer issue was one best handled by the states, not the federal government.

California: “No tinfoil, shaving mirror, or laser pointer may direct light above the horizon.”

Arizona: “All privately-held Airdefense Artilery systems must keep laser designators in ‘safe’ mode when lasing frieindly aircraft”.