Why does our nanny state government allow these fireworks?

[Anonymous]

Put it in reverse terry

[Anonymous]

Yes, morons shouldn’t be setting off M-80s in the street, but there’s a flip side of the coin.

4,000 people die a year from drowning yet people still can go to the pool. But for some reason since 11 people died from fireworks last year it makes a lot of sense to make it illegal for a 14 year old to set off SPARKLERS in Montgomery County and other similarly minded locales. We are ruled by irrational, cowardly, ninnies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The stuff people set off on our street is unbelievable. It is comically dangerous. Honestly surprised no one dies

They do.
Every year.

https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2023/Have-a-Blast-Just-Do-It-Safely-this-Fourth-of-July-CPSC-Report-Shows-Trips-to-the-Emergency-Room-Remain-High

And every year, it's the same old replies. People lodging legitimate complaints and concerns and people replying to those concerns with derision and mockery. It's ok if people get hurt or die because getting jollies is more important.

At least in D.C., it is actually legal to set off fireworks. In MoCo it's illegal, but the police refuse to enforce the law. I mean, 2 idiots blew up their own house in Damascus a couple of days ago and had to be sent to the hospital from prepping themselves for today. Maybe if the police actually ticketed violators, then these people would not have been so brazen? Maybe.

Life is dangerous.

And just like that - someone validates my post.

99% of people on this site are old. I expect this kind of response from a 12 year old. People really do die from fireworks accidents. People really do get get hurt from fireworks accidents. This is the best reply you can come up with?

Oh, and...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/devastating-house-fire-serves-as-reminder-of-why-fireworks-are-banned-in-montgomery-county/ar-AA1dtSHq?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=fe6ff2deffee4fc38d04b262e352a6b7&ei=58

Devastating house fire serves as reminder of why fireworks are banned in Montgomery County

A lot more people drown though, yet we still allow people to go swimming, which is for most people a purely recreational activity, like setting off fireworks on July 4th. Why aren’t you this heated about someone building a pool in their yard or taking their kids to a public pool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, morons shouldn’t be setting off M-80s in the street, but there’s a flip side of the coin.

4,000 people die a year from drowning yet people still can go to the pool. But for some reason since 11 people died from fireworks last year it makes a lot of sense to make it illegal for a 14 year old to set off SPARKLERS in Montgomery County and other similarly minded locales. We are ruled by irrational, cowardly, ninnies.

1,100 emergency-department injuries per year associated with sparklers? Pish tush! Who needs all their fingers, eyes, or skin? If it doesn't actually kill you instantly, it should be legal!

https://www.chop.edu/news/health-tip/fireworks-and-sparklers-risks-children-are-real

[Anonymous]

Given how many people routinely maim or kill themselves with things like cars, firearms, drugs, alcohol, and food, this thread’s reaction to fireworks is over the top.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love it

Me too!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, morons shouldn’t be setting off M-80s in the street, but there’s a flip side of the coin.

4,000 people die a year from drowning yet people still can go to the pool. But for some reason since 11 people died from fireworks last year it makes a lot of sense to make it illegal for a 14 year old to set off SPARKLERS in Montgomery County and other similarly minded locales. We are ruled by irrational, cowardly, ninnies.

1,100 emergency-department injuries per year associated with sparklers? Pish tush! Who needs all their fingers, eyes, or skin? If it doesn't actually kill you instantly, it should be legal!

https://www.chop.edu/news/health-tip/fireworks-and-sparklers-risks-children-are-real

Yes, and how many people are injured while swimming, drinking, or getting high? Yet for some reason adults can buy 101 proof whiskey and high potency weed and jump off 10 foot high diving boards at public pools in Montgomery County…but can’t BUY SPARKLERS. Makes no sense at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, morons shouldn’t be setting off M-80s in the street, but there’s a flip side of the coin.

4,000 people die a year from drowning yet people still can go to the pool. But for some reason since 11 people died from fireworks last year it makes a lot of sense to make it illegal for a 14 year old to set off SPARKLERS in Montgomery County and other similarly minded locales. We are ruled by irrational, cowardly, ninnies.

Bicycling deaths are even more rare — DC averages one per year — and yet we’ve spent billions remaking our transpiration infrastructure to protect bicyclists. Talk about nuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, morons shouldn’t be setting off M-80s in the street, but there’s a flip side of the coin.

4,000 people die a year from drowning yet people still can go to the pool. But for some reason since 11 people died from fireworks last year it makes a lot of sense to make it illegal for a 14 year old to set off SPARKLERS in Montgomery County and other similarly minded locales. We are ruled by irrational, cowardly, ninnies.

We’ll, there’s also 10,000+ trips to the emergency rooms. And the people who die, die in horrifying ways. Per the Consumer Product Safety Commission, one medical examiner listed the cause of death in one incident in which a teenager was killed as “multiple blast related injuries to the head and neck, decapitation, avulsion of the brain, multiple calvarial and basilar skull fractures, facial fractures and cervical vertebrae fractions….” It goes on and on, but you get the idea.

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Anonymous wrote:I live in a neighborhood where the yards are small and the houses are very close to one another. In this neighborhood, the people who shoot off fireworks go to PA to get the illegal ones. One year a neighbor did it in front of my house and their fireworks were landing on my roof. We now have a neighbor who thinks she controls the street and she and her family try to stop cars from going down our street. Next year I'm going to call the cops.

PA? The legally allowed fireworks in PA are pretty tame. Small bottle rockets, small roman candles and so on. The big fireworks you see people launching all over DC are not allowed in PA unless you have a special license. M-80s aren't allowed in PA. More likely they're getting them in South Carolina or one of the other less-restrictive states.

This is completely false.
The illegal fireworks from Pa are no different than those from South Carolina.
And some are very powerful. Shell launchers, powerful rocket s, etc.
True M80s and cherry bombs have been illegal for decades.

I guess they loosened their laws a few years ago but it's still class c only, less than 50mg of explosive, which leaves out a lot of the aerial shells etc.

PA consumers can purchase and use “Class C” or “consumer-grade” fireworks such as firecrackers, Roman candles, bottle rockets, and similar fireworks that contain a maximum of 50 milligrams of explosive material.

“Display fireworks,” which are classified as including salutes that contain more than two grains or 130 milligrams of explosive materials, and professional-grade aerial shells containing more than 60 grams of pyrotechnic compositions, are still only to be used by professionals with a permit from the municipality where the display will take place.

https://www.psp.pa.gov/public-safety/Pages/fireworks-safety.aspx

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, morons shouldn’t be setting off M-80s in the street, but there’s a flip side of the coin.

4,000 people die a year from drowning yet people still can go to the pool. But for some reason since 11 people died from fireworks last year it makes a lot of sense to make it illegal for a 14 year old to set off SPARKLERS in Montgomery County and other similarly minded locales. We are ruled by irrational, cowardly, ninnies.

Bicycling deaths are even more rare — DC averages one per year — and yet we’ve spent billions remaking our transpiration infrastructure to protect bicyclists. Talk about nuts.

Oh look, everything is about bike lanes, even firework laws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I moved here from a Republican state and firework sales were extremely illegal there.

Well we know you didn’t move here from south Canada. Most of the fireworks in DC come from that hole in the wall called South of the Border South Carolina.