Fireworks!!!!!!!!!!

[l9poppy]

People pay a lot of money to live in cookie cutter dumps. They generally look good, and can continue to look good if properly maintained, and that is all that seems to matter. The illusion of prosperity is important in the US.

[The Joker]

Good point, although banning certain types of fireworks IMO doesn't really work when one can just make a big bomb himself with stuff that's readily available.

[jannywannypoos]

Oh, fireworks are not a big deal...M-80s are just insane. After M-80s were banned injuries went down like crazy.

http://www.americanpyro.com/Safety%20Info/facts.html

They are just bad news and not worth it.

[priyu]

Well I really don't know exactly what M-80s are, I kind of assumed they were a bigger, more explosive, type or firework. If that's true, people using them responsibly shouldn't hurt anyone. Asprin can kill as well, but when used responsibly, it doesn't. If I'm not mistaken the same is true for M-80s

[LayVoa]

No need to limit it to the US...

[Angie223]

The US has the highest level of real personal debt on the planet, primarily the result of a push to keep the illusion of properity up. We also have the highest level of public debt on the planet, mostly for the same reason.

Keeping up the illusion of prosperity is certainly not an American only deal, but we are unquestionably leading the pack

[Lik]

Banning bombs does not really work either, since those who really want bombs will almost certainly not be inclined to obey a ban.

Where fireworks become a problem is that they are primarily used by children, and children are not generally well known for their common sense.

[Krystalblue]

Obviouosly those who want them legal don't live in California. It would be fine if the 4th were the 4th of Feb. not July.

The hills and open areas in the summer here are dry as tender. Any firework could start a fire.

I live in San Francisco. Chinese firecrackers are legal-ish. Chinese New Year is in the winter, though.

[deeps]

I regard all talk of banning fireworks as part of the irrational crusade to abolish risk.

[johary m]

Eh, a bit off-topic, but what the hell are American homes made of, gasoline?
You could shoot rockets at my home all day and it wouldn't burn, so why are American homes so susceptible to fire?