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In 2024, pilots reported more than 800 cases of Floridians shining lasers at aircraft, which is a federal crime.

Even though pointing a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime that carries fines and prison time, over 500 cases were reported in Indiana last year.

Arizona had some of the nation's most frequent reports of lasers pointed at aircraft in 2024, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which said lasers posed a severe danger to pilots ...

The FAA is reporting that laser strikes nationwide are "dangerously high," with Florida ranking third among all states in 2024.

Indiana ranks among the nation's worst states for laser pointer strikes against aircraft, according to a new report from the Federal Aviation Administration. The same commercially available laser ...