WASHINGTON (AP) — People who knowingly aim laser pointers at aircraft would be committing a federal crime subject to up to five years in prison under legislation that has now passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The House approved by voice vote on Monday the "Securing Cockpits Against Laser Pointers Act," a response to a growing number of incidents of pilots having been distracted or even temporarily blinded by laser beams and the possibility that terrorists might use lasers to bring down aircraft.
The Senate passed the same provision a month ago as an amendment to a Federal Aviation Administration spending bill. The two chambers must now agree on a common …
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