So true. The roadside "welcome" signs around the perimeter of my town all say "Fireworks prohibited by law" in small lettering under the town name. I'm sure there are lots of other things prohibited here, but that's the one the politicians feel it necessary to mention. Some of the local youngsters (I think...) have scratched through the word "Fireworks" and written "Fun" beneath it with a fat-tip black Sharpie.
Over reaction? Then again, it was kind of cool to put fear of God into some of those who frequent the streets late at night looking for “opportunities” to rob and pillage and plunder.