Laser mot fly kan gi 5 års fengsel i Michigan - Curt Lewis

Pointing lasers at pilots would be a five-year felony under Michigan bills

LANSING, MI -- A bill making it illegal to point lasers at pilots under state law was reported to the House floor Tuesday.

The House Law and Justice Committee voted 10-1 Tuesday to report out a pair of bills, House Bills 4063 and 4064, that prohibit people from aiming a laser or other "directed energy device" -- including those projecting sound, electromagnetic radiation or particle-beams -- at or into the path of an aircraft. Somebody who does so could face five years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both.