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Article: Cops target laser pointer misuse
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- Cary Grove Countryside (IL)
- Article date:
- February 11, 1999
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STAFF WRITER
It's still all right to have a laser pointer in the village of Cary, but just watch where you point that thing.
In a last-minute move, the Village Board last week amended a proposed ordinance that would have prohibited anyone under the age of 18 from possessing the hand-held pointers. That provision of the law was removed. The ordinance that received the board's approval makes it illegal to misuse a laser pointer.
The small device, often attached to key chains, emits a small red laser beam that shows up as a small dot on the surface it is pointed at. The pointers are commonly used by teachers and professionals during presentations. In the past few years the price of the laser ...