Best US State for Cool Legal Fireworks?

[BFT3K]

Which states have the most liberal fireworks laws?

Not just sparklers, but cool stuff, like skyrockets and some small exploding things.

Also readily available and legal, any time of year, not just the 4th and New Years.

Any thoughts?

[CYF]

It's a 30 minute drive from Minneapolis over to Wisconsin, that's where I go for fireworks. Minnesota relaxed the rules against fireworks but Wisconsin still has all the good shit.

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by CYF

It's a 30 minute drive from Minneapolis over to Wisconsin, that's where I go for fireworks. Minnesota relaxed the rules against fireworks but Wisconsin still has all the good shit.

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Wisconsin Fireworks Law 2007

The possession, sale and use of fireworks in Wisconsin is strictly regulated by Section 167.10 of the Wisconsin Statutes. This advisory summarizes Wisconsin fireworks law and answers common questions and corrects common misunderstandings about the law.

Local ordinances may also regulate fireworks and may be stricter than state law, but cannot be less strict. This advisory discusses only state law, so some devices or materials described as legal in this advisory may be prohibited by a local ordinance.

Legal Without A Permit
State allows the sale, possession and use, without a permit, of sparklers, stationary cones and fountains, toy snakes, smoke bombs, and caps, noisemakers and confetti poppers with less than half of a grain of explosive mixture. Wis. Stat. В§ 167.10(1). There is no age restriction on sale, possession or use of these devices and the statute does not classify them as fireworks. Local ordinances may be more restrictive than state statutes and may prohibit any of these items or limit their sale or use. These are the only kinds of "fireworks," as that word is commonly used, that a person may use or possess without a permit or that may be sold to a person who does not have a permit.

Illegal Without A Permit

Possessing or using any other fireworks, including, for example, firecrackers, roman candles, bottle rockets and mortars, without a valid permit is illegal. Wis. Stat. В§167.10 (3). A commonly used rule of thumb is that a permit is required if the device explodes or leaves the ground. The sale of restricted fireworks to a person without a valid permit is illegal. Wis. Stat. В§167.10(2).

Permits may only be issued by the city, township, munincipality, or village where the fireworks are going to be discharged !

Fireworks vendors, sellers, or retail outlets CAN NOT sell or issue a valid permit !!!!!!!!

[baddog]

Why do you think I go to Indiana so often?

Oh, NV has good ones too.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...6&l=569a80627c

[CYF]

In Minnesota we couldn't have stuff that left the ground and we always went to Wisconsin for that. Sounds like they changed that

EDIT: Here's the Minnesota law, sounds like it's better than Wisconsin now

CONSUMER FIREWORKS
Specifically Permitted - Wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 grams of pyrotechnic composition per item. Ground-based sparkling devices which are non-explosive and non aerial, and contain 75 grams or less of chemical mixture per tube or a total of 200 grams or less for multiple tube items and include: fountains, cones, illuminating torches, wheels, ground spinners, flitter sparklers, flash / strobes, and novelty devices including snakes, glow worms, trick noisemakers, party poppers, and snappers.
Specifically Prohibited - Firecrackers, torpedoes, missiles, skyrockets, bottle rockets, roman candles, daygo bombs, mines and shells, chasers, and parachutes.
Selling Period - No restrictions on time of year for sale, possession, or use.
Age of Purchase - 18 years

[BFT3K]

The best stuff seems to always be Specifically Prohibited - Firecrackers, torpedoes, missiles, skyrockets, bottle rockets, roman candles, daygo bombs, mines and shells, chasers, and parachutes.

[BFT3K]

I just found this...

http://www.usfireworks.biz/legal/legal.htm

Looks like a few states are still pretty cool.

[baddog]

If you don't want to believe me, why not just do a search for where Phantom Fireworks are sold?

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by baddog

If you don't want to believe me, why not just do a search for where Phantom Fireworks are sold?

Nevada is cool, Indiana not so much...

Indiana...

http://www.usfireworks.biz/legal/in.htm

Nevada...

http://www.usfireworks.biz/legal/nv.htm

[baddog]

Originally Posted by BFT3K

Nevada is cool, Indiana not so much...

Indiana...

http://www.usfireworks.biz/legal/in.htm

Nevada...

http://www.usfireworks.biz/legal/nv.htm

haha . . . well, if you are going to believe that site over someone that gets Christmas cards from Phantom, so be it. But if you follow the links I posted above, that is all Indiana. And yeah, I was just there [and buying fireworks] not more than two weeks ago.

[BFT3K]

Originally Posted by baddog

haha . . . well, if you are going to believe that site over someone that gets Christmas cards from Phantom, so be it. But if you follow the links I posted above, that is all Indiana. And yeah, I was just there [and buying fireworks] not more than two weeks ago.

I believe you. I haven't shot off fireworks since I was a kid, and I think the idea is good enough to plan a trip around.

[TheDoc]

Twenty one states—Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington and Wyoming—and Pennsylvania permit the sale of all or most types of consumer fireworks to residents.

Many Native American Tribes have consumer fireworks stores on reservation lands that are exempt from state and local authority.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireworks#United_States

[baddog]

I go there for the specific intent of shooting fireworks. I can shoot them off until 11 PM any day of the year and till midnight on the special days.

[DBS.US]

Phantom Fireworks locations http://fireworks.com/locations/




FYI:
Cherry bombs, M-80s and other heavily charged explosive devices were deemed illegal by federal law in 1966.


The first multi shot repeater imported into the United States was the Flying Dragon & Jumping Tiger.


Red smoke balls are prohibited in California.


In Mexico, the tall towers decorated with fireworks and built for fiestas are called castillos.


In 1996, a string of firecrackers were lit that lasted 22 hours for the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.


The singing group Alabama has a song on their 1985 album, 40 HR WEEK, called "Fireworks."


An aerial shell has 2 fuses. The user lights the external fuse, and a second, internal fuse burns as the shell flies up igniting the burst or break.


New Castle, Pennsylvania, home to the nationally recognized display companies, Zambelli Internationale and Pyrotechnico, proclaims itself to be the "Fireworks capital of America." Rozzi's Famous Fireworks of Loveland, Ohio, also began operations in New Castle, before moving its headquarters to the Cincinnati area.


The first fireworks were actually green bamboo that were thrown into fires to scare spirits away in ancient China, called "pas chuk."


It is believed that gunpowder was discovered accidentally by a Chinese alchemist who mixed sulphur and salt peter (potassium nitrate) over a fire. The Chinese name for gunpowder is "huo yao" (fire chemical).


Placing gun powder into bamboo stalks and then throwing them onto a fire to be ignited produced a louder and more powerful bang; hence the firecracker was born.


Fireworks were soon applied to warfare by attaching them to arrows. The first such use, circa 1200 A.D., involved placing powder into paper tubes with a fuse or a trail of gunpowder wrapped in tissue paper that was attached to the arrows.


The "ground rat" was a tube open on one end where gas would shoot out of the open end propelling it around randomly. This random trajectory led to placing guidance fins on the tube to straighten the flight path. These were the first rockets.


Settlers brought fireworks to the U.S. during 1600s.


The first Independence Day fireworks celebration was in 1776, and was memorialized by then future President John Adams as follows:
"The day (Independence Day) will be the most memorable in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival...it ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade...bonfires and illuminations (fireworks) from one end of this continent to the other, from this day forward forevermore."


Static electricity in synthetic clothing can ignite fireworks. Those who make fireworks wear cotton all the way down to their underwear.


In today's public display shows, computers are used to control the launching of the fireworks and the synchronization of the aerial bursts with music.


30 years ago professional fireworks shows lasted on average over an hour, in comparison to today's shows which last approximately 20 minutes.


Fireworks use in the United States increased 2½ time since 1992 going from 87,100,000 pounds in 1992 to 220,800,000 in 2003. During the same period, actual injuries decreased over 70% going from 14.3 injuries per 100,000 pounds of fireworks used in 1992 to only 4.2 injuries per 100,000 pounds of fireworks used in 2003.


The most dangerous fireworks-related tragedy in the world occurred on May 16, 1770, during the marriage of King Louis XVI to Marie Antoinette. After the celebratory fireworks show, there was a stampede where approximately 800 people where killed.


In Arabic countries, rockets were called Chinese arrows.


The earliest recorded use of gunpowder in England, and probably the western world, is by the Franciscan monk Roger Bacon.


Legend has it that Marco Polo brought this new accidental invention to the West from one of his many trips to China and other Eastern countries.


Fireworks became very popular in Great Britain during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. William Shakespeare mentions fireworks in his works, and fireworks were so much enjoyed by the Queen herself that she created a "Fire Master of England." King James II was so pleased with the fireworks display that celebrated his coronation that he knighted his Fire Master.


Italians were the first to manufacture fireworks in Europe.

[Domain Broker]

New Hampshire.

[NemesisEnforcer]

Originally Posted by baddog

... why not just do a search for where Phantom Fireworks are sold?

I see their billboards in Vegas.

[POed-poster]

Originally Posted by BFT3K

Which states have the most liberal fireworks laws?

Not just sparklers, but cool stuff, like skyrockets and some small exploding things.

Also readily available and legal, any time of year, not just the 4th and New Years.

Any thoughts?

Yeah, you'll shoot your eye out, kid!

[DBS.US]

Originally Posted by NemesisEnforcer

I see their billboards in Vegas.

The billboards make you think the shop is just down the road but it's miles away in the city of Pahrump. I stopped by on my way home to LA from Vegas. Good sized shop with good prices. Every this is priced "Buy one get one free"


PHANTOM OF PAHRUMP

921 S. Highway 160
Pahrump, Nevada
775-537-1737

[baddog]

Originally Posted by NemesisEnforcer

I see their billboards in Vegas.

As DBS.US said, really in Pahrump.



And you can't shoot them off there.