This last Independence Day, my family and I celebrated on the Oregon coast. We were on the beach and the fireworks were located on a jetty. There were a number of boats anchored maybe 600yds off shore and when it started getting dark one of them fired up a green laser. It was powerful enough to easily cause eye damage. He kept it pretty much pointed up. However after a few minutes we could see a CG skiff head for his boat. After being along side his boat for a few minutes they cruised up past the other boats then headed back to the mouth of the harbor. We didn't see the green laser anymore. I can only guess why. I don't know if they did or even could stop him from operating it or not.
I know a little bit about lasers and quite frankly I was relieved he desisted.
