Portland Residents Planning Laser Attack On Federal Aircraft Have Nice Cozy Cell Waiting For Them, Feds Warns

The Trump administration warned on Thursday that shining lasers at aircraft could result in up to 20 years in prison, one day after an anarchist website announced plans for a mass attack on federal helicopters.

The FBI’s Portland, Oregon, office laid out the potential penalties in an X post, indirectly responding to a leftist blog post first reported by the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation that encouraged Portlanders to fill the skies with lasers aimed at law enforcement helicopters on Saturday. Those who use the tactic could be charged with aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft or even destruction of aircraft or aircraft facilities, which can bring up to five and 20 years behind bars, respectively, the FBI noted.

“This is incredibly dangerous for the aircraft personnel and for the public’s safety,” the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Thursday X post with a screenshot of the blog. “Antifa domestic terrorists WILL NOT overrun our cities. We will bust their networks and bring every one of them to justice.”