[OneVike]

Even in the 50s California was ‘safe and sane’ fireworks only. Sparklers and snakes were about all you could get.

BULL CRAP!!!!! Up until 1995 I could shoot off mortars in Butte County where we lived

They even had designated areas where thousands showed up to fire off our fireworks.

Things got worse in the late 90's, and then later, but hell, all the way up till then it was pretty easy access depending on the county.

[hanamizu]

BULL CRAP!!!!! Up until 1995 I could shoot off mortars in Butte County where we lived

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I grew up in SoCal and virtually no fireworks were legal and it was certainly this way in the 50s and 60s. But you were in the wet northern part of the state and I was in the dry south. Rules may well have been different up there.