4th of July and "illegal" fireworks teaching moment.

[matefrio]

Anyone here live in a residential area or state where fireworks are banned and have them going off like crazy last night, and possibly all week despite the ordinances\laws?
I'd just like to point there are many parallels between that and any gun control laws and that it can be a teaching moment for anti gunners we run into.

 

[Shady]

but think of all the children we cant be having fireworks someone might shoot there eye out or blow a finger off god forbid burn down several structures.


I hate people and rules that protect me from myself. I made it 45 years and still have all my fingers, toes and eyes. And I have done alot of stuff that would make the cry babies pass out.

 

[BRD@66]

....someone might shoot there eye out ....

No. I'm pretty sure that this requires a BB gun. And not just ANY BB gun, but a very specific gun.

 

[Mowingmaniac 24/7]

Hhhmmm.

I live very close to a forest.

It could easily be ignited with one stray, big firework.

Sometimes, fireworks restrictions make sense.

Last year, I found a huge rocket in my back yard with a scorch mark all around it.

If it has landed in the woods, bye bye house.

Every 4th I live in fear of this very thing happening as I've neighbors who go ape-shit with fireworks with little care as to where they land.

 

[grasshopperglock]

Lol, haven't seen any fireworks in Killeen.

 

[Southpaw]

t it can be a teaching moment for anti gunners we run into.

Couldn't it also bolster some anti-gunners resolve in believing that all out bans are the only thing that may work? They will argue if guns/fireworks weren't available a town, state or region over, then their overall use would drop.

 

[Brains]

Legal, but 'banned' by HOA in our area. Last night wasn't too bad, they were pretty much done by 11pm. Some years they are still going at 1am. I guess they were a bit more considerate with it not falling on a weekend.

 

[easy rider]

No. I'm pretty sure that this requires a BB gun. And not just ANY BB gun, but a very specific gun.

Black "assault weapon" type BB gun.

 

[Charlie]

Black "assault weapon" type BB gun.

Chit! Don't say that! Somebody will come along and want to ban them now!

 

[Charlie]

Key banning words: black, assault, weapon, and ....................... gun!

 

[jeepinbanditrider]

California has a statewide fireworks ban on stuff like firecrackers and bottle rockets. All over San Diego County you can hear fireworks being set off. If you go out on public lands after this weekend you can find spent fireworks everywhere.

 

[majormadmax]

I just learned from my Mom that under Florida law (Statute 791), only sparklers, approved by the Florida Division of State Fire Marshal, are legal for consumer usage.

It is illegal to use exploding and/or flying fireworks in Florida, which include: shells and mortars, multiple tube devices, Roman candles, rockets and firecrackers; even if they're available for purchase. A loophole in the law allows customers to buy them if they say they're intending to use the fireworks for lawful purposes, including certain uses in agriculture and mining.

Firework displays on private or residential property is also against Florida law.

Florida law classifies it as a first-degree misdemeanor, which means those convicted could face up to a year in prison, a $1,000 fine and court costs.

Yet, there were plenty of them flying through the air last night!

By the way, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York have banned consumer use of all fireworks as well!

 

[Recoil45]

Doc the police actually Enforce this law in Texas? Meaning do you know anyone who ever got a ticket for it?

 

[l8tr597]

Too hot here for them to party all night, but in Texas they're legal anyway, of course they're mostly weak, to me the best ones are the mortar rounds in like 4" and I want at least a 1/4 report!


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[l8tr597]

Doc the police actually Enforce this law in Texas? Meaning do you know anyone who ever got a ticket for it?

Not "seen" it, mostly they will only warn, but sure, if it gets outta hand, enough ppl complain, or the big one, someone gets hurt, or ruins property, then the tickets come out, to bolster any courtroom battles


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[mroper]

The fire Marshall will enforce it in Houston.

 

[TheDan]

Lol, haven't seen any fireworks in Killeen.

uh, yeah... I didn't see any in my neighborhood either

 

[Recoil45]

Almost all my neighbors had them despite signs being posted at the entrance to my community.

Back home they were illegal in the entire state. If you wanted them you bought them illegally out of someone's truck or drove two states over. Everyone had them and it wasn't enforced either.

Seems like a silly thing to ban.