What this article <i>doesn&#x27;t</i> say is clear in the press release:<p>&quot;The laser pointer that Rodriguez and Coleman used was <i>13 times</i> more powerful than the permissible power emission level for hand-held laser devices.&quot;<p>That&#x27;s 13X more powerful than even to <i>possess</i> in a handheld laser, let alone aim at anyone.  This was no toy.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fbi.gov&#x2F;sacramento&#x2F;press-releases&#x2F;2014&#x2F;fresno-laser-striker-sentenced-to-14-years-in-prison" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fbi.gov&#x2F;sacramento&#x2F;press-releases&#x2F;2014&#x2F;fresno-la...</a>