Seriously, why are fireworks illegal?
 

I mean, blowing things up is something us Americans are good at. Our forefathers loved to blow things up. Our current administration really likes to blow things up. Aren't they setting an example for us to follow?

Why take away the one thing that we can all do well? It just doesn't seem right.

fuck it, i have a bs in chemistry, i make my own - and they're way better than the store bought ones :frenchman

I dunno....

Well, the concept of government has changed since the Founding Fathers. Now, the state has to be in every sphere of human activity. Regulations. Taxes. You name it. The county by county firework regulation/ordnance is just one aspect of this.

We can buy them.

What is stupid is that you can buy them, but you can't blow them... they make money from selling them to you, but you can't use them.

because you can blow your hand off?

Just bought some down near LAX - safe and sane variety. I think they are legal in some counties....

Yeah, most counties that sell them don't let you blow them up in that county. You have to go elsewhere.

You could slip in the shower and break your neck. Happens all the time. Should they outlaw showers?

They have the same type of regulations in Hawaii... you can own and raise fighting birds (aka fighting cocks...the avian variety :)) but you can't hold cockfights.

Yeah, I mean the good stuff, not the safe and sane crap.

PRAY this does not become a picture thread.

2hp

Point is, lil kids can have bb guns.

they're outlawed/banned here because of fire hazard

So you are suggesting that they do it to protect us from ourselves?

They are more lethal than guns - so got to make them "illegal"




Duh?

Yes, common sense would dictate that you should not use sparklers and fountains in heavy brush.

Fireworks are more lethal than guns? Was that an attempt at humor?

Because your government does not think you are adult enough to have them.

Or is it because they aren't collecting taxes on them?

Is that serious Doc?

You talking about Canada or US? Don't really matter where - that's just insane.

More a dry cynical smirk delivered with a touch of sarcasm :winkwink:

Seriously.. it is actually illegal to use fireworks??

Can see the point where kids are involved and really need supervising - but sounds weird otherwise.

Mine aren't quite that radical . . . .although I do have these ones that have 300 small missiles that shoot off for about 7-8 minutes. They are pretty cool

You can kill yourself with a gun and you c an still own one...

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2hp

That is beautiful. Yet another reason to go to HK for Chinese New Year's celebrations.

very cool :thumbsup

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I'm talking about canada here ;)

But it's local jurisdictoin. Some place you can, others you can't.

They sell them everywhere thought.

Baddog has been spending too much time around around Niko, who loves FIRE and loves to blow things up. Niko is like "Trash Man" in THE STAND.

Fireworks are illegal because too many people set fire to things and blow things up. They were illegal in Arizona, but now I'm in NORCAL and I see the booths popping up all over the place. I can't wait to go shopping.

I shot off about $600 worth tonight.

Of course, there was a fire on the island across the lake before I got started about 10:00 PM CDT.

Never actually heard of that one before. Eg.. Unless things have changed, there was nothing like that in the EU countries - but can see some laws possible when children have access to "explosive devices".

In Costa Rica currently.. no problems like that - tho they would never notice if ya blew a mountain up :winkwink:

Shall I post pictures of car wrecks?

unfortunately common sense isnt as widespread as it once was. you must also realize alcohol + explosives is never a good mix. in all honestly, i can see why bottlerockets/romancandles are outlawed because one shift of the wind and its on your neighbors roof burning down the neighborhood.

yeah...that's sad stuff...I guess a sad time in the world...

A few bodies riddled with bullets sounds about right man - it's good to show the stuff that is actually "legal" :)

amateurs cant follow directions and end up in the er and professionals know what the fuck the are doing....thats why they make the big bucks!!!!

One of mine was a tube about the size of a silver dollar and 3 feet long that shot 144 Roman candles. Another looked like a shack that shot shit out for 2-3 minutes that was called Redneck Party. But, the coolest was probably the one that was a little bigger around than a coffee can that had a bunch of smaller circles inside. When the fuse was lit it rotated through the smaller holes sending pyrotechnics skyward.