goneshootin
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WARNING: 'Overloaded' fireworks recalled ahead of 4th of July
More than 37,000 units of celebratory explosives were recalled ahead of the 4th of July holiday in 2019.

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Cpsc is a joke....50 % of those cheap dollar store toys has lead based paint on them...theres recall lists a mile long with lead in the products,and cheap ass appliances that can burn your house down.
Very so true stoney.I was talking about cpsc.as for the child we don't know the whole story.Did is dad just have pyro laying around in the garage?...Did he find a dud in the street?...Dont know....most of the time it's the parents own neglect...I was raised with guns and was taught never to touch them cause these can kill people.I only touched em as a child when hunting season came...but then again society has changed.im no kid,I'm way over the hill.
kids found a rocket laying on the ground, blew his hand off
How a rocket turned into a UXO is beyond me, but this could happen in the 1.3 world as well. Is it likely, no but how likely is this specific scenario?
The system failed that kid because of lack of information/education. If people really cared this kinda stuff it would be taught in schools just like the "Dont Do Drugs" and "Don't handle firearms" campaigns do.
Blanket bans of pyro and their restrictions is not the answer, and I'm against any government organization or lobbyist that thinks banning overloads solves anything. Anyone can have access to anything at any time, for the right price. The money would be better spent on education and not confiscation.
i mean we can both talk all day long about how crazy some of these laws are we are governed by... i'd imagine we'd agree on %100 of it.
not because i'm scared of it... but because i'm scared of the average person getting their hands on them and doing dumb shit.
Your all so true....even in the professional it sucks.I had a good friend loose his life over a 4" ball.He had a 54 and did shows professionally but he let his guard down on his own property having a family get together......#1 his own stupidity # 2 he was drinking.....he had a hang fire and looked down the tube with a flashlite....it went off,hitting him in the head and sending skull frags through his brain.Killed him instantly in front of all his family and friends.It was a shame cause he was all safety oriented for shows but at home we all agreed he let his guard down and got the better of him.
But shouldn't we at least try to educate? Now a days we hear more about senseless mass shootings than accidentals when it comes to firearms. The reasons are debatable but at least the messages have been heard by many. Outside of the pyro community it's hard to be exposed to safety briefs. Does a video of a watermelon blowing up really matter? I remember seeing pics of what drugs did to people when I was in school in the 80s. That had a profound effect and ingrained images in my mind I would never forget. Those pictures scared me.
I just hope some day the powers that be try to educate people rather than put on a dog and pony on the National Mall and post a YouTube video. The CSPC does not have their priorities in order. We've seen this in the drug world. The government will confiscate as much as they can but they never get it all. I'll never believe confiscation is the solution.
weather you want to talk about 1.4, overloads it comes down to 2 over riding factors. Not "Using under adult supervision" or intoxicated or high when using.