Posted on 07/02/2009 9:26:32 PM PDT by JohnRLott
Americans will celebrate their freedom on Independence Day with a certain irony tomorrow. Not all Americans have the freedom to celebrate the holiday with the traditional festive bang. That's because many places ban fireworks.
Although about 94 million of us live in states that allow all sorts of fireworks and firecracker use, 43 million Americans live in six states - including New York and New Jersey - where you need a permit to even light a sparkler. California bans some types of fireworks and allows cities to expand what is prohibited. Safety is supposedly the major concern of those who ban our celebratory backyard light-and-noise shows, but their fears are overblown.
Banning personal use of fireworks may actually result in more accidental fires because some of those who try to avoid getting caught set them off in remote fields, causing fires that take longer to discover.
This issue is badly distorted by the media. . . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Happy 4th to you!
Now go out and BLOW UP FIREWORKS!
I suspect that the Nannies in government will soon ban this practice as well.
Thank you GOP_Lady!
Interesting tidbit: Large fireworks (ie: all the fun ones) are illegal in Georgia.
So, the substitute among some citizens here is often to unload a few clips into the air for effect :)
Now in Alabama, you can lauch starburst shells about the size of a basketball, and it’s perfectly fine! :)
I’ll be in Alabama this weekend!
We did similar stuff with fireworks lol. We used to have an annual family fireworks war on Christmas Eve.
LOL.
Here is Ohio, you can BUY them, but not USE them.
A couple days after a fourth of July at the law firm where I work, one attorney asked another if they lit up some illegal fireworks for their kids. LOL.
LET FREEDOM RING!
Happy 4th to you!!!
We have far too many safety mongers on our side to ever change this. Far too many people have bought into the idea that certain things should only be accessible to “professionals” or “experts”.
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