Why are fireworks illegal?

Question

why are fireworks illegal to use in connecticut?

all u can use is sparklers and and sum on the ones that just spark colors and noise

thats y most of us lol thats why most of us in Connecticut go to other states 2 bbuy the fire works and use them here lol yeah we wnent to South Carolina [ like 3 yrs ago] and bought a whole bunch of fire works that were illegal here

we got bottle rockets and i incers [lil dynamite]

my dad says when he was a kid in ct M80's and cherry bombs and most everythiung u can get and was leagal. so why arnt they leagal now?

i wana use M80's and cherry bombs

Answer 1

how fast can u set them off b4the cops come?  a few are here n we set reg ones off n at the end we set all the big ones off -the cops come in half hour n all we say is its over n they leave---idk--this morning i seen on news that cal- sparlers r banned

Answer 2

They are no longer legal because of the many injuries that have been sustained by the use/misuse of fireworks. They are dangerous. They were legal in California when I was a kid. Some kids one our street threw firecrackers in the air. One landed in a neighbor man's eye and blinded him in one eye.

Answer 3

Watch the news tonight an tomorrow, you will hear at least one story of somebody who will lose an eye or a few fingers.  Fireworks, if not used properly, are dangerous.  No if's and's or but's.  Unfortunately, rather than give an intelligence test to purchasers, the state governments found it easier to just ban them outright.

Answer 4

That's how it is here in Kentucky.  We just cross the bridge into Indiana and stimulate their economy in buying the 'real' fireworks from there.  Here in Kentucky we are only allowed to use the sparklers and the fountains, which are great and fun but can get very boring after a while.  The reasons we can't use fireworks that go into the air is because of fire hazards and some people have been hurt badly by the falling debrie and of course the possibility of malfunctions (like a roman candle falling over and the flames fly everywhere).  Yeah I know the sparklers are boring for those over the age of nine but safetly is important however.  We also have plenty of firework shows at local ballparks and so forth so it's not really that bad.  But i do understand where you are coming from.