Illegal fireworks in North Carolina

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I dont mind going to SC to get fire works. But watch out for society hill if you go 5 mph over the speed limit they will pull you over and your charged with possesion of illegal fireworks and "speeding"

And the Rockets red glare. The bombs bursting in air. Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there........ NEED I SAY ANYMORE.... Our forefathers wrote of the explosions during the night, and there should be no reason for banning fireworks on the 4th. I can take several bullets for my country, but cannot shoot a stupid bottle rocket.

I have my 140 shot roman candle and artillery shell ready :D and my nextdoor neighbor is a cop (we set his yard on fire last year)

So I am in my own house and the people across the street decide to finish off their fireworks... almost. The shoot some at 9pm, 11pm, midnight, 1am 2:30 am and finally at 3:50am. Each time my cats and dogs jump out of their skin as the sudden kla-blam! Not to mention me. Last year this was the times they went off. The next morning I found sticks and remnants of fireworks on the roof of my house and all in the flower beds. During the 9pm round, one sailed under a car. It sparkled and banged some. The guys with them ran back into the house. Guess they didn't want to be around for the possible larger bang. Another issue with fireworks: I have received their mail in my box at times by mistake and I know that they get a monthly check (welfare), so how in hell can they afford these $125 boxes of fireworks if they need assistance. There are are lots of things that are dangerous, but this one doesn't just hurt the people using them and most of the time only destroys other people stuff. If they burned down their own house they would reconsider the following year. As for the other things listed, Fireworks are not banned, they are illegal for individual use. Why spend a fortune when you can see a bigger and better display downtown? Just like alcohol is not banned, we just can't drink and drive. I would say let people have them, but it seems recently that it should be called uncommon sense - seeing that most people don't seem to have any ... or at least use it when it is mostly needed.

This is stupid, the town I lived it had a cheap 15 minute fireworks display yesterday. It is the 4th of July, fireworks are safe if you use common sense. Just sit back and wait, soon we'll have not rights at all.

Maybe our local grocery stores and Walmart and Independant Firework Sales locations should be illegal in NC as well... Humm

I LOVE FIREWORKs

the banning of fireworks is just un american, un patriotic and dumb 9,000 people a year go to hospitals for fireworks injuries , 310,000 people go to hospital for falling off of a bike, ban the bikes!!!!!!

Since almost everyone of these replies today seem to be ignorant of the laws when it comes to public fireworks displays then maybe they should call the local fire departments BEFORE they shoot off their mouths. While most are not aware of the laws, the public display of fireworks that you see on the 4th take a great deal of planning and approval before they can be set off. Permits are issued by the local fire marshal in accordance with the Office of State Fire Marshal and the Federal government. Call Scott Garner, Frank Blackely or Donnie Hall and ask what it takes to shoot the fireworks for a public display. It involves a great deal of planning, training, and preparation just to set up a show for the general public. Call them and ask, the Fire Prevention Code is a public law and available for all to see. The use of the illegal fireworks upsets a great number of fire officials since they generally have to respond to an injury or death as the result of the illegal fireworks being shot off or they have to respond to a house fire that was set off from the use of these fireworks. Take a second and think about what you are doing this Fourth of July and leave the shooting of fireworks to the professionals. Spend your money on other things that can mean a lot more this Fourth of July!

Maybe fireworks of any type should be illegal.99% of it is more junk we import from China.

Yeah they might want to up the patrol at the North End cause the police could catch plenty of people with fireworks. I guess they need an easy way to reach their quota for the month. Never mind the all the DUI's they could issue and keep people safe.

Thank goodness there is no more crime to be fought in North Carolina! Now we can focus on all of the firework felons shooting those bottle rockets off that almost completely destroyed our entire state last year. And (gasp) all of those spinning wheels that sparkle as the fly up, up and up to a herculean ten feet and blaze back to the earth with a tremendous thud wreaking so much havock... Go get those bad nasty fireworks Mr. Deputy.. Go and get them. Since our beloved law enforcement has rooted out all evil and abolished all crime, it is such a well spent use of time and energy to go and bust those nasty firework hoodlums that roam our streets every night, forcing us to stay inside and lock our doors. I can finally sleep well at night...

Fireworks can be shot off that are explosive at the 2008 N.C. 4TH OF JULY FESTIVAL and other places. Is that not breaking the NC firework laws also?

i got one question? if they are illegal,then how does some cities in N.C shoot off fireworks the "LEGAL WAY". say for instance, SOUTHPORT and WILMINGTON. So if they can do it ,then why can't citizens do it . i think when SOUTHPORT and WILMINGTON shoot off fireworks ,the mayors,town councils,county commisoners,and any of the local governments that vote in favor of the fireworks display, should be fined out of their pocket and punished the way that public citizens would be.