While true, how would that begin to cover domestic use outside of warfare? I didn't even think the current discussion was even covering warfare.

Yet putting a missile into their vehicle, even when there is a chance their children are with them, isn't (and even if it is on paper, a law that isn't enforced might as well not exist).

That's actually true (I wasn't aware of it), turns out there's even a wikipedia article about this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_on_Blinding_Laser_Weap...

Because there are non criminal ways to go about killing people in war.. think about that a bit.