Fireworks question: Why??

[lpgasman]

Not so sure about that. We had the same kind of ban a few years ago and most everyone understood and complied. At least around here.

You must not live in Denver, as long as I can remember they have been illegal in Denver, but that never stopped anyone from lighting them.

[thebolt]

I made my kids use them on New Years Eve (if snow was on the ground) if the 4th of July was too dry. Kids don't care and the snow changes the fire danger.

[glock21]

My cousin owns a stand. You can sell any of the fireworks that dont leave the gtound and yhat dont go bang to residents. The real fireworks can only be sold to non res who are going back to their states to light them. So you must have a out of state Id. Its so easy to get around it. I hate fireworks with the passion ever since i was a kid.

[yankeefan98121]

Its illegal to light them not sell them. Why punish the small businesses who invested the money. If people are stupid they will pay the consequence.

That is like saying banning guns will prevent all gun related deaths.

Yeah, now that you said that, you're absolutely right.

[speedysst]

So, if a fireworks business opens up in, lets say, Aurora, where the highway signs say "ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN AURORA," Im to feel sorry for the business owner who invested in a fireworks stand, knowing the current fire danger in CO? You're kidding right? Do people not read the news? I predicted the Stage 2 fire restrictions would be coming simply because of the lack of moisture and the mild winter. Not to mention the FIRES that are burning all over ours and our neighboring states!!!! Oh yeah, thats right, its all about tax revenue and to hell with the fire danger as long as we get to do what we want right? Oh and one more thing, not every law made is a conspiracy initiated by "tree huggers."

[Ranger]

So, if a fireworks business opens up in, lets say, Aurora, where the highway signs say "ALL FIREWORKS ARE ILLEGAL IN AURORA," Im to feel sorry for the business owner who invested in a fireworks stand, knowing the current fire danger in CO? You're kidding right?

My guess is that like many businesses, they purchased their inventory long ago, far before the ban.

Do people not read the news? I predicted the Stage 2 fire restrictions would be coming simply because of the lack of moisture and the mild winter.

Perhaps, but should businesses base 100% of their summer revenue stream on just a feeling? What if we got a month of rain in May and that guy didn't stock up and there was no stage 2 ban? As a multiple business owner myself, if my revenue was based on the six weeks prior to the 4th, I would do whatever I had to do to get rid of the inventory I just spent a bunch of money on, even if using my product was illegal - because selling it is not.

Oh and one more thing, not every law made is a conspiracy initiated by "tree huggers."

Absolutely correct! However, once a "back door" has been discovered, I have little doubt that those tree huggers will exploit it. Now, I understand and agree with the fire bans that are in place, even the shooting bans - we have a situation right now. However, now that this is a possibility that shooting CAN be banned, I feel confident that it will be more and more from this point on. We can probably look forward to stage 1 bans or even "moderate to high" danger will produce a shooting ban.

[WETWRKS]

Oh and one more thing, not every law made is a conspiracy initiated by "tree huggers."

Nope. The anti gun groups get their say too.

[BigDee]

Most cities in CO still allow the use of Safe & Sane fireworks. Denver and Aurora have their ban but most others do not.

I live in Unincorporated Arapahoe counts and the people living across the street from me are in Aurora proper so if it were not for the ban I could legally light fireworks and my neighbors can not, because of the funkiness of Aurora/Unincorporated Arapahoe you see stands all over Aurora since it's not really Aurora and this is why Aurora feels the need to post that fireworks are illegal everywhere.

Personally I think the fire ban sucks for people who live in neighborhoods like mine. The houses have asphalt roofs and there are no areas nearby that are capable of burning with wildfire.

[BlasterBob]

My black powder mortars are currently NOT being fired only because of the extreme threat of wild fires. The spider families living in them are safe until we get that much needed moisture.

[Mazin]

Yea I canceled my vacation over the first week of july about two weeks ago because I knew I wouldn't be able to blow crap up. Now I'm dealing with the severe depression of not being able to indulge my pyro side, I just hope we can get some mosture to knock out some of the fires burning now.