In this case, I don't care how you spell the long or short (acronym) form; we know that you mean!
'Firing' a LASER at an aircraft, is a criminal offense. Since doing so obviously endangers lives, when the SOBs are caught and convicted, no less that one year of mandatory jail time should be required.
Regardless of IFR/VFR status, on a Big Airplane or a tiny one, a temporarily blinded pilot cannot fly properly. Is this different from firing .50 cal rounds into B747/777/A380 engines?
Frankly, I'd opt for a longer mandatory prison sentence, but that is not the 'new, fluffy and friendly rehab model,' that we follow. With lead or lights, shooting at airplanes is not acceptable behavior. Ever!
