Making America safe from fireworks and model rockets

[shanek]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59510-2003May30.html

Small towns across America could be without fireworks this Fourth of July if federal agencies can't settle on new homeland security restrictions on shipments by train.

"It's getting stupid. Do they really think a terrorist will use a firecracker to blow up a building?" said Don Lantis, of North Sioux City, S.D., whose family-owned pyrotechnics company puts on 300 to 400 shows around the country every Independence Day.

And:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A62613-2003Mar31&notFound=true

"We've been tearing our hair out since the Homeland Security Act passed," Apogee President Tim Van Milligan said. "This law treats model rocket fuel as an explosive. You need a criminal background check now to use our product. It's an absolute disaster for this industry."

[BobK]

That's probably why they just lowered the threat level.

I feel much safer now. :rolleyes:

They'll quickly ship the fireworks and then raise the threat level again.:)

[WildCat]

More "homeland security" insanity. The people making these regulations are idiots.

[corplinx]

Thank goodness I only buy fireworks from this guy named sanchez who carries all the ones that already banned.