Joe Morris wrote:

An argument against the idea that it's a new telescope owner is that
the green laser pens are typically over $100 (vs. maybe $10-15 for
a typical red laser pointer).

Another argument against this is the location of some of these incidents. You
aren't going to see much of the night sky anywhere close to Teterboro, for
example.

George Patterson
The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.