[Kirkwood]

Total nonsense. Laser pointers are a problem on planes because air marshals and flight crews can confuse them with pistol-mounted lasers.

[FairOpinion]

Go argue with the FAA. This was a study done by them.

http://www.hf.faa.gov/docs/508/docs/cami/0107.pdf

Then there is this article about pilots in Bosnia

http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/ccw/news/bosnia981104_laser.html