FBI: Don’t flash laser pointers at airplanes (VIDEO)

by Austin Petersen

It’s all fun and games until someone winds up dead.

QUEENS, NY – The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that it will be investigating incidents at LaGuardia airport that involved lasers being pointed at airplane pilots during their approaches to land.

The FBI is seeking information about two separate incidents where the cockpits of planes were illuminated with green lasers, making their approach to land extremely dangerous. Investigators have tracked down the location of one pointer as originating from the intersection of Broadway and Steinway in Astoria, Queens.

LaGuardia has reported over 54 incidents of citizens pointing lasers at airplanes, up 17% last year. “The pilots will tell you it takes away their night vision – they’re literally blind for a short period of time,” said one police officer.

No deaths have been reported as of yet but pilots have suffered eye injuries.

Police have successfully tracked citizens shining laser pointers at flying vehicles. The video below shows an entire scenario unfold where someone is spotted from the air, radios a position to authorities on the ground, and successfully captures the assailant.

Austin Petersen is a homegrown Missourian with a lifelong passion for liberty. He grew up on a horse farm in Peculiar, Missouri and went on to attend Missouri State University, graduating with a degree in the Fine Arts. After developing a career in media in both New York City and Washington, D.C., he returned to Kansas City, MO, the city he now calls home. In 2016, Petersen appeared on the national stage as a candidate for president of the United States. He took second place in the crowded Libertarian primary behind Governor Gary Johnson and ahead of cyber security maverick John McAfee. During his campaign, Petersen earned many high-profile conservative endorsements, including Mary Matalin, Erick Erickson and Leon Wolf of RedState.com. Petersen also brings decades of professional experience in a wide variety of fields, from content production and media to business and political activism. He is the owner and chief executive of Stonegait LLC, a consulting firm specializing in photo and video services. He was also the director of production at FreedomWorks and an associate producer for Judge Andrew Napolitano’s show “Freedom Watch” on the Fox Business Network. Additionally, Petersen has a national following as a commentator and professional pundit. He is the founder of The Libertarian Republic, a powerful online news source for the public that receives an average of 1 million unique visits monthly and whose podcast, The Freedom Report, receives an average of one million monthly downloads. He is also a frequent contributor on television, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business, CNN, MSNBC and on dozens of local radio shows.

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