How does your state regulate fire works???

JOCCO

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Mine is looking at some changes due to some of the more powerful ones and a few people not doing what they should be doing. How do they handle this in your area? Lets just say the 4th led to some events.
 
jocco,
Might tick off some folks on here,but my feelings are this.
1. I hate the sound of the Boomers that rattle the windows,and make you duck.

2. There is little to no consideration to the folks who live nearby, sounds like World War 3

3. There is no patriotic value to the noise only shock and anger towards those who detonate fireworks that sound like grenades.

4. Up here where we live, in the boonies, we relish the peace and quiet, unlike those who invade our area from those from out of State as well as some brainless locals.

5. There is required permits ( that are ignored by idiots) needed to detonate fireworks. The jackals that persist in firing off their illegal fireworks has no consideration for people with health issues.

6. Our local law enforcement tries to curtail that activity, and 80% of the time they are successful.Our court news doesn't show that illegal activity and fines issued to those who think the noise is a wonderful sound, they must be used to the city noises ie backfires and gunshots. It's no wonder peoples pets scramble under the bed shaking and whimpering.

7. IMHO they could do away with them all. Those that fire them show no respect for the quietness,solace and peace of mind of those they subject to the racket. It's a never ending escalated noise level from fireworks, loud radio racket( rap) that sounds like their running on flat tires.

8. Done with my rant. The Sheriff showed up last night @ 10:30pm and we regained our peace and quiet, thanks to the local law enforcement efforts. No I didn't call them out. So it shows I am not alone in hating such racket that has nothing to do with Patriotism and Freedom.

Sincerely
LOU
 
To me: it's like lighting a few hundred dollar bills on fire and watching them burn. I get about the same enjoyment.
 
Almost no regulation in SC. I hate fireworks. Heard them from miles away last night.
People get hurt all the time with them. Let the professionals do them instead of just anybody.
Richard in NW SC
 
Sparklers are the only thing legal here except shows with a permit. It hasn't been enforced in over thirty years so I reckon it don't matter.
 
Idaho law doesn't allow ANYTHING that explodes or that leaves the ground to be used. Not even firecrackers or bottle rockets. But, Idaho law doesn't limit the sale of any item. There are fireworks stands on every corner. They all sell anything you could want and unless someone turns you in for illegal use, the law is meaningless. Last night, as on every fourth, every neighborhood was lit up with illegal rockets. It was beautiful.
 
This is just one freedom that I don't want to give up just due to a few irresponsible people. Bad things happen with guns in the hands of idiots, using this rationale, what should we do about that. Every freedom we voluntarily give up makes the next one easier to take. I hate the noise from irresponsible peopleand their fireworks, but you won't find me waving the ban it all flag.
 
I ENJOY them. They are illegal in Iowa. Enforcement is complaint inspired, I believe.
sparklers, roman candles,bottle rockets, sky bursts anything with color. I'm not into firecrackers or cherry bombs or m-80's that is just noise. Yes, its just burning up money, but so is fixing old worn out tractors, whose usefulness is limited but its my choice. gobble
 
The Michigan law says that fireworks can be used the day before, the day of, and the day after federal holidays from the hours of 8AM to Midnight of those days. Those rules can be "manipulated" by the local governments though. A few years back, you couldn't buy anything that left the ground, just sparklers and firecrackers and such. I believe it was 2012 they made this new law, you can buy/use anything, just with these time restrictions. Doesn't matter, fireworks have been going off around me for a month, and will continue for another month. Never heard of anyone getting a ticket for it yet. Would be a pretty good law if they enforced it around me.

Ross

Michigan Law states:
1) Except as provided in this act, a local unit of government shall not enact or enforce an ordinance, code, or regulation pertaining to or in any manner regulating the sale, display, storage, transportation, or distribution of fireworks regulated under this act.

(2) A local unit of government may enact an ordinance regulating the ignition, discharge, and use of consumer fireworks, including, but not limited to, an ordinance prescribing the hours of the day or night during which a person may ignite, discharge, or use consumer fireworks. If a local unit of government enacts an ordinance under this subsection, the ordinance shall not regulate the ignition, discharge, or use of consumer fireworks on the day preceding, the day of, or the day after a national holiday except as follows:

(a) A local unit of government with a population of 50,000 or more or a local unit of government located in a county with a population of 750,000 or more may regulate the ignition, discharge, or use of consumer fireworks between the hours of 12 midnight and 8 a.m. or between the hours of 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. on New Year's day.

(b) A local unit of government with a population of less than 50,000 located in a county with a population of less than 750,000 may regulate the ignition, discharge, or use of consumer fireworks between the hours of 1 a.m. and 8 a.m.

(3) An ordinance under subsection (2) shall only impose a civil fine of not more than $500.00 for each violation of the ordinance and no other fine or sanction.

History: 2011, Act 256, Eff. Jan. 1, 2012 ;-- Am. 2013, Act 65, Imd. Eff. June 19, 2013
 
In Texas you can buy fireworks two weeks before the fourth of July and Jan 1st. It's up to the individual city whether you can shoot them in town or not. Myself being in a rural area I could shoot the fireworks any time of the year I wished. Personally I think there should be a little more controls on it. Within a couple miles from the fireworks stands the roads are littered with firework trash after the holiday. People can be pure pigs.
 
Sprint,
To my knowledge there is nothing to do with fireworks in the Bill of Rights, or the Constitution. I have no problems with those rules,but trying to say any of those articles covers fireworks, please point it out.Ornamental fireworks may be pleasant to look at, but the ones that make booms and pows,what is the reasoning to those? It's like dynamite,they should be left to those who are professionals,not the crazy Joe's who live next door. Been a lot of people who can't count to ten on their hands after setting off fireworks,can't pick a banjo anymore,lol. Shows I'm not a fan of either one.lol.
LOU
 
LOU from Wi.- From the posts you made previously, it looked like you were quite sequestered from neighbors. The long gravel driveway and all of the wood that y'all cut from surrounding area.

Just a question...How close is this neighbor that is shooting off the fireworks?

From your pics and descriptions, you seem pretty secluded to me.
 
(quoted from post at 20:11:57 07/05/15) Sprint,
To my knowledge there is nothing to do with fireworks in the Bill of Rights, or the Constitution. I have no problems with those rules,but trying to say any of those articles covers fireworks, please point it out.Ornamental fireworks may be pleasant to look at, but the ones that make booms and pows,what is the reasoning to those? It's like dynamite,they should be left to those who are professionals,not the crazy Joe's who live next door. Been a lot of people who can't count to ten on their hands after setting off fireworks,can't pick a banjo anymore,lol. Shows I'm not a fan of either one.lol.
LOU

Lou, not trying to pick a fight or anything but where in the Bill of Rights dose it say that you have the right not to be disturbed or offended? Same with fireworks. Not in there. Yea there something about the pursuit of "life, liberty and happiness" but where do you draw the line. Your happiness of no fireworks against people who like them. Your happiness trumps others?

Rick
 
Greg,
To the North of us we are bordered by County Forest, but, to the South of us is a access road for the other property owners below us. We are also the highest in elevation around the lake, so any air sound (fireworks) travels right at us, as we have had bottle rockets land in our yard, you can smell the powder from the fireworks when we step outside on the deck. Not more than 6 miles away, there is a town that puts on fireworks show every year,so if they want to see fireworks it is the place to go.

If it was just one neighbor, but it usually isn't, we get bombarded all around from the south east and west, each trying to out do the other. It's just a problem that continues from the 3rd of July,and every weekend almost with some jerk blowing up the air,for nothing,most from out of state,who if you asked them why they bought here, their answer is " I love the peace and quiet." Something they disturb each time they show up. If it isn't 4 wheeling donuts in the road, our driveway, so when it rains,the grader comes out and pushes more gravel off the sides of the road(another rant) in his attempt to fix the road.

Some years back, a land owner in Stone Lake had the gall to open his land up for a Rock Festival. The patrons were urinating in peoples yards along with throwing their alcohol containers. The idiots were sleeping in canvas pup tents their kids looked like they never had a bath,and the stench of marijuana permeated the whole area. People from that sleepy little town had enough and placed an injunction on the land owner. I could hear the racket from the drummers and guitars 9 miles away at my house. People were bathing (nude)in swamp holes and 3 gals were skinny dipping in the lake when I drove up to the house. It was a regular 3 ring circus,lawsuits prevailed,town ordinance put a stop to that. I can't say I was sorry.My question is how many people would enjoy having that in their front yard,because someone wanted to have a rock festival? Just wondering.
LOU
 
Rick,
Thats why they have noise abatement and disturbing the peace laws. I have no problems with neighbors up until I cant go out on my property without being pummeled by noise that would make a deaf man wince. I am sure you would not permit excess noise all hours of the night while you were trying to get some sleep after a days work. Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness is a two way street,not to be used for extensive noise just because the neighbors can't do that where they live 5 days a week in the spring summer.

From your first lines of your post, you quote" your not trying to pick a fight or anything" but thats exactly what you are trying to do. I have no use to communicate with you and have made that perfectly clear. Your smugness shows thru which I want no part of,so in the future,there is no need for you to reply to me.I don't like instigators,keep that in mind.
LOU
 
LOU from Wi.- LOL, Dude, you really have some serious problems... you are complaining about sounds from miles away! Are you serious!... " I could hear the racket from the drummers and guitars 9 miles away at my house. "

As for the big BOOMS, "we have had bottle rockets land in our yard, you can smell the powder from the fireworks when we step outside on the deck". OH, the humanity of it all. Just how do you make it in this hades?

LOL Lou, I really think you have to be joking, because there is really no way somebody can be seriously complaining about the issues that you are purporting.

LOL! LOU You had me going there for a minute.
 
Lou's lucky he's not in my neck of the woods... the thunderboomers for the last two or three days have pretty much drowned out the noise of the fireworks.

And there's no one to listen/care about anyone's PBM'ing about the noise of thunderstorms!
 
Greg,
The problems I purported are true and accurate, I have no room for BS in my life,never did,never will. The story about guitar and drummer at the Stone Lake Rock Festival is true.Nine miles away,the neighbors was kept awake from the din,which came from the property owners grounds. All it takes is to go back to the Spooner Advocate and research in late 70's early 80's. I guess maybe sometime or other you got sucked into a BS story from one you counted on to be truthful. The question I can ask,is if your neighbors produced explosions that threatened your peace and quiet, would you be a ardent fan of the noise the create all hours,day and night? Thats the significant question. Also the question arises, what does fireworks with such thunderous booms have to do with anything? Surely not commensurate with Patriotism,which is short lived after the 4th of July, if thats their excuse.These fireworks I'm eluding to has a ban without a permit,that I'm thankful for, and if your asking how did I know they didn't have a permit? The local sheriff and Highway patrol made it perfectly clear that fireworks are illegal without a permit in an area designated to display them.

For you to question my true statements is pure folly and shows your true personality. It is truly a waste of my time to communicate with idiots, that I've learned a long time ago. If your a non believer in my statements that's your problem,and not mine. I can spot a phony 2 sided coin who proposes to be a honest upstanding citizen,such as you want me to believe that you are. I could give you some instances in my life that you wouldn't believe. For me to tell you I'm one heck of a Jazz pianist,whose been recorded,held in high regard from artists in entertainment field,held a run up and taxi license for F100 Super Saber,built 4 of my families homesteads, rebuilt 706,and OC46,not to mention a current endeavor of log splitter,which is just a touch of my doing.
So if you think I'm pounding sand I can state to you things that have happened while I spent 80 yrs on this earth,you would find difficulty in believing.Why I waste my time with losers I have no knowledge,maybe it's to give insight into who I am.I can say you are truly at a loss to understand this.
LOU
 
(quoted from post at 21:04:57 07/05/15) Rick,
Thats why they have noise abatement and disturbing the peace laws. I have no problems with neighbors up until I cant go out on my property without being pummeled by noise that would make a deaf man wince. I am sure you would not permit excess noise all hours of the night while you were trying to get some sleep after a days work. Life liberty and the pursuit of happiness is a two way street,not to be used for extensive noise just because the neighbors can't do that where they live 5 days a week in the spring summer.

From your first lines of your post, you quote" your not trying to pick a fight or anything" but thats exactly what you are trying to do. I have no use to communicate with you and have made that perfectly clear. Your smugness shows thru which I want no part of,so in the future,there is no need for you to reply to me.I don't like instigators,keep that in mind.
LOU

No Lou I wasn't trying to pick a fight. I was trying to see your perspective on this. Your answer covers it nicely.

Rick
 
Think you need to Lighten Up a little,I'm not crazy abut fireworks but if the neighbors want to have a little fun setting them off once a year so what? You might want to go out and enjoy them and maybe let them remind you that you live in a great country.Country living to me is being tolerant of others.
 
"life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" is from the Declaration of Indepence, not the bill of rights.
 
As far as I know there are no regulations on fireworks in Arkansas. There my be a few local ordinances. In dry years there are burn bans that restrict fireworks. So far people here are free to do stupid stuff and it seems to me that works pretty well. There is no more idi ots here than anywhere else, maybe fewer. I don't like fireworks as much as I used to and the price tag is a deterrent to their use.
 
Rather listen to fireworks for a couple nights of the year than my crazy neighbor that is target practicing every night of the year...complains he has no money but can shoot his variety of guns at least 3-4 times a week for an hour at a time. Best is when he shoots at his "bomb", not sure what it is, but shoots it and then it explodes, rattles the windows. Good times....
 
Here in MI, as Ross said, it's gotten abundant in the last few years and anything goes now. A guy at work here had a pallet of them delivered last week, over 800#, cost over a thousand $ I understand. He lights them over the lake at his cottage. I've got better ways to spend a grand. In fact, I bought a finish mower and 3 pt post hole digger at an auction last week, total cost: $700. I think I got more for my money than he did. :lol:

I'm not a big fan of the home fireworks. There are enough communities that put on a nice show for FREE. Plus, it scares the heck out of some dogs and even makes me jump when a big one goes off within a few houses. But, the people who shoot them off don't care about others and figure it's their "right". I'm tempted to get a big one and light it at 2 in the morning under the bedroom window of one of the most inconsiderate guys nearby.
 
In Colorado many counties and cities have banned them. In the areas we can have them you cannot buy anything that leaves the ground or goes bang. That leaves you with sparklers and fountains. I love fireworks and generally drive to Wyoming to get the stuff I like. I'm out of the city and in a rural county area. The Sheriff leaves us alone and let's us have at it. I generally go through about $100.00 worth and enjoy every minute.

Greg
 
State of MO. regulates when they can be sold. And I guess regulates what, so some degree, but mostly it is about anything goes.

Now the cities and towns can regulate what gets shot off.

Or in some cases ban them all but sparklers.

I am one of those Pyromaniac farm kids from way back, although I am 60.

I order my own chemicals and make my own. The bigger the better. But I live way, way out in the country, and my family was "there first". I also have a cannon.

Gene
 
We lived directly across the road from the park where the public display was held on our 'Canada-Is-Better-Than-Anywhere-Else-Day'. Right in front of us, between the park and our place, was an abandoned parking lot from a pub that had burned down ( :( ) that everyone used for parking. The first year we were there, when the fireworks started going off so did all the car alarms - and if the fireworks didn't set the neighborhood dogs off the alarms did. (And at the end of the park was the local dog pound!) That was a fun night.
 
In Ohio you can buy fireworks if you sign a form agreeing to take them out of state within 48 hours. sure..,.right on Ha ha
 

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