[ShelledPants]

Originally Posted by Cico

Now I'm going to pose this as an option from my perspective as a G&P Dbal owner that didnt relize when he bought it that the laser is not rated safe.

If i was to come to the game and use my Dbal in the iluminator finction with the focus being down to a minimal setting(looking like a laser) would that constitue disregard for the rules as I am not using the laser function?

I am more than willing to submit myself to the testing with the device that C3SK has to vefiy intensity prior to use as I do not want to knowingly cause eye injury.

Now the only issue in my doing the above that i see arising is the he said she said of wether or not I am on the laser setting as the illimunotor and designator are housed in the same box. If i was on the flipside of this I would alow this to happen with a seasoned and trustworth player that I/the community have played along side with in the past with no other issues.

The bolded above is really important, so I'm going to answer this as it was passed over by everyone else.

It is NOT the game hosts' job to determine if an individual's equipment is safe for use.

It is also NOT ok to "clear" knock off equipment because a tool we use can determine it's output. It could be a fluke. It could be low based on unforeseen variables.

If the device does not have official documentation about eye safety that can be checked, it should not be shone at any human or animal.

We used the tool z0ng brought out to get an idea what these devices with documentation are outputting, and it fell within our expected range. Which is great. We can also measure the knock off kit. But it does not make the knock off kit safe if it falls within the ranges of safety. We do not know enough about the laser's to be screwing around with other people's eyes.

I cannot stress this enough. Please do not use fake lasers at games.

(Cico, this is not aimed at you, I know I sound a little course here, but I really need to bang this home, I see fake lasers all the time and I've been hit with green lasers... not a fun experience.)