Should fireworks(public sales) be banned?

#78
#78
Lol! It happened tonight and I literally thought of this thread. We got started later than we wanted because a rogue rain shower came rolling through at 9:20. Just as we finished up the very last firework a neighbor walks up, at 10:16pm mind you and says, "any idea when you guys will be done?" We're actually done now as$hole! Is this clown going to drive to the neighborhood directly behind us and question them while they're still shooting off fireworks well past 11:30pm(which is exactly what happened)?
 
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Carl Pickens said:
Sunday night they were shooting them off in my neighborhood on the street behind my house. There's a slim patch of woods between the back yards of the houses on my street and the ones behind us. The people about three houses down were shooting off freaking mortars or something that sounded like cannon fire.

They stopped at 10:30, but then at midnight I heard KABOOM!!.... I got up and went out on the back porch and could hear them laughing and talking.... then KABOOM!!!!..... I walked across the neighbor's yards until I was right behind their house..... keep in mind there is a strip of woods between the yards and a rock ledge so it's difficult even during the day to traverse.... they shot off another smaller one and then my immaturity took over..... I said "alright you stupid MFs it's after midnight"..... they got really quiet and started asking each other "did you hear that?"... they packed up and went inside.....
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#82
#82
my friends and I used to throw an entire pack of bottle rockets into a fire, and run like hell. Fun times.
 
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I don't really want to put any effort into getting them banned or anything but if for some reason it happened I wouldn't shed a tear.
 
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#85
No, but I could see restricting them to New Years and July 4th (maybe Labor Day and Memorial Day).

A group of us put in and spend about $1200 on fireworks (mostly mortars) and shoot them off on the 4th. It's tradition. We don't shoot them off any other time and are usually done by 10-10:30. The neighbors are good with it and come out to enjoy the show. After all is said and done we clean up the mess.

It's all about being respectful of others.
 
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#86
#86
No, they shouldn't be banned but neither should be whipping the guy's ass who's shooting them off at 11pm on a week night.
 
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Obsessed said:
Some of y'all need to double up on your Metamucil.

Geez....
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Or the people that shoot the damn things off after midnight need to get up at 4 am like I do, or let me repay the favor when I'm off and let them get 3-4 hours of sleep.
 
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VolStrom said:
Or the people that shoot the damn things off after midnight need to get up at 4 am like I do, or let me repay the favor when I'm off and let them get 3-4 hours of sleep.
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No offense, but you aren't the only one up at 4am.

I just think it's a little silly to get upset over something you/we all did as kids too.

I can't believe none of you guys posting on here about this didn't do anything to drive your neighbors crazy as kids.
 
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Obsessed said:
No offense, but you aren't the only one up at 4am.

I just think it's a little silly to get upset over something you/we all did as kids too.

I can't believe none of you guys posting on here about this didn't do anything to drive your neighbors crazy as kids.
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Yeah I know. That's why I just grumble about it every year. Damn kids! Someday the little bastards will be paid back.
 
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#92
Just legalized them in Iowa this year and my neighborhood has sounded like a war zone all night long. Nothing like your pup tearing down the house because some a-hole lit off a firecracker at 2am. I really wouldn't mind stringing up everyone of those a-hole by the nut sack and hanging them from a telephone pole.
 
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Obsessed said:
No offense, but you aren't the only one up at 4am.

I just think it's a little silly to get upset over something you/we all did as kids too.

I can't believe none of you guys posting on here about this didn't do anything to drive your neighbors crazy as kids.
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Most of the a-holes are adult males...
 
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#95
We have a guy in our neighborhood (about 300 houses), he owns a recruiting company that focus mainly on Walmart suppliers and executives for Walmart..

He puts on a show, and spends between $40K and $50k a year on it..

He has 7-8 guys on the cart path behind his house, and they set them off for 40-45 minutes....It's impressive and rivals most of the city shows in the area
 
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vol_in_ar said:
We have a guy in our neighborhood (about 300 houses), he owns a recruiting company that focus mainly on Walmart suppliers and executives for Walmart..

He puts on a show, and spends between $40K and $50k a year on it..

He has 7-8 guys on the cart path behind his house, and they set them off for 40-45 minutes....It's impressive and rivals most of the city shows in the area
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We had a neighbor down in greenwood that did the same thing every year. He was licensed to do so.

His shows out performed Fort Smith's every time
 
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#97
This really shouldn't be that polarizing of an issue. Like so many issues, if people can just be decent and respectful, there wouldn't be a problem. Shoot them on the holiday, finish at a reasonable hour, and clean up your mess. Five nights now in a row, until around midnight every night? Not cool.
 
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Godfatha said:
No, but I could see restricting them to New Years and July 4th (maybe Labor Day and Memorial Day).

A group of us put in and spend about $1200 on fireworks (mostly mortars) and shoot them off on the 4th. It's tradition. We don't shoot them off any other time and are usually done by 10-10:30. The neighbors are good with it and come out to enjoy the show. After all is said and done we clean up the mess.

It's all about being respectful of others.
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This sounds awesome! I might have to find out where this is. I'd be happy to contribute.

vol_in_ar said:
We have a guy in our neighborhood (about 300 houses), he owns a recruiting company that focus mainly on Walmart suppliers and executives for Walmart..

He puts on a show, and spends between $40K and $50k a year on it..

He has 7-8 guys on the cart path behind his house, and they set them off for 40-45 minutes....It's impressive and rivals most of the city shows in the area
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I assume we are talking professional grade fireworks or does he spend 40K in a local fireworks store? If it's pro I'd like to know how he got permitted to host that in a residential neighborhood?
 
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Obsessed said:
My apologies. I wasn't aware I was in the presence of a perfect adult male...
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I'm Jesus.

But of course, the child in me wants to blow deal up but the adult in me is respectful and not a dick. It's not really that damn hard. It's 2:30am. People are still lighting them off. But it takes a perfect person to resist, apparently. The city of Davenport reinstated the ban yesterday because people are inconsiderate dicks.
 
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