Don’t be STUPID...LASERS CAN BLIND!!!
I think he was joking.
Guns can kill if you shoot them at people. Ban guns.
Cars can kill if you run them into people. Ban cars.
Green lasers can blind if you point them at people. Ban lasers.
This guy should be subjected to the full punishment of the law, no doubt. But the correct response is to punish the miscreant, not to ban the object used.
I learned that from a CHiPs episode.
The lasers that have visible light won’t blind anyone at that distance. Still dangerous though when you’re flying a chopper.