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Originally posted by smooth
Is this to prevent people from hurting themselves or due to fire danger? In Cali fireworks aren't legal at all and in Oregon nothing that leaves the ground is legal. But it isn't so much to do with hurting oneself (although public awareness campaigns about safety are run throughout the season) as it is about our forests and fields and dry season.
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The only reasoning that I've been able to dig up to support the anti-fireworks (mostly dems) crowd was "kids .. keep all their fingers." This is pretty much as ridiculous as claims that noise from fireworks "drives a person nuts." (
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Fireworks-related injuries are not a major concern, and really shouldn't be. Allowing fireworks would bring some more money to the state (one of only nine in which fireworks are illegal yet in which 40% of the nations fireworks-related injuries occur).