I'm sure glad they made fireworks illegal!!

yes I can do the same thing go to the res. and buy them but why should I when the neighbors alrady have them I just set in my yard to watch. It is a stupid law and they need to get rid of it. The police have more things to do then give tickets to these people and someof the people will probably be the senotors and family and even the policemans familys .

I suppose they are trying to prevent fire hazards. Where I live anyone can buy fireworks and we haven't really had any problems, but I guess in a larger city it can lead to injury too easily or it can start a large fire that your city doesn't have the capability or equipement to easily put out.

In this town there were over 450 murders last year and this year there are already 100 more deaths, mainly by gunfire... private fireworks around here are also mixed with gunfire and I'm not talking about just popguns... it's high caliber handguns and automatic weopons being discharged- with no regard for where those bullets may land. These incidents start the day before a holiday like July 4th, and continue through the weekend... that's why I'm absolutely cautious about my movements in certain areas (The whole town) and prefer going away, miles away... and staying put until the holiday "fun" is over. It's not unusual to hear about people dying from someone's celebratory gunfire... it's so common that you don't even have to waste the 50 cents it takes to buy a newspaper and read about it... http://www.abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=4878395 Banning private fireworks is one of those "nice" things that governments do from time to time, just to earn a little more political "capital" perhaps, and it's effective in towns where you'll find law abiding folks who believe in this stuff as "good for you and me" but on the other hand... In a place where it's raining bullets, as well as those pretty cascades of colors from a backyard Roman candle... it' disgustingly laughable... and I am doing my best to gather my resources and move.

They allways remind to the civil people during the big hollidays that the fireworks are illegal, but the trade and the abuse with them will never stop.SO the low here is just something on paper, nobody takes it seriously.

LOL- I hear you- It’s illegal here too- and we drive to Pennsylvania and buy them- Man PA is known for fireworks and adult stores- We don’t let off fireworks at our place but we go to several places that do- and what about all the city or town fireworks- put on by the city and town- Does your city do this?

I was thinking the same thing last night as our neighbors were setting off fireworks that obviously weren't bought here in California. It's legal to set them off here in my town, but it has to be certain kinds. Those guys were setting off bottle rockets, m-80s, and all sorts of other illegal ones. I even called the cops a couple of times because the old houses across the street are so dry with lots of dry grass around them that I was picturing the neighborhood going up in flames. The second call successfully put a stop to all of the shenanigans finally.

Well I have to admit that I would never use them myself and I do like watching them when they are used properly and no danger, my Son set some of last year and he was very cautious about it but then you do get these that are Idiots with them

Laws are made by the people who do not enforce it. Hence, there are way too many laws which may not be practical or not at all followed by the public. But, if you have a deeper look into them, the laws are for the greater good of the society. What is missing is the implementation part, and it will take more than just the social will of the agencies involved to do it.

LOL - I've wondered the same thing. Illegal here too but less than an hour drive to the state line where the streets are lined with stands selling what's illegal in Michigan :( And I've never heard of anyone being fined, arrested or anything for setting them off. Then turn around and try teaching kids why they can't have them 'everyone else does'.

I am from Guangzhou, China. Some years ago it's prohibited to play the fireworks and firecrakers here. Selling these products are illegal. So it's not possible to buy it. I think it's a good rule. As such kinds of products easily harm to children. They don't know the danger and the accidents can happen all the time.