There is also an apparent rise in the amount of reports of pilots being blinded by lasers whether they be laser pointers or whatever. I would think based on the negative publicity alone, if you had a laser on your front lawn it wouldn't be long before someone of authority would "swing by" and pay you a visit. It's a real shame too, because you can do alot of awesome stuff with lasers, not just vector graphics, you could get into holography etc..
