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Good idea for a topical debate!!
It would be hard to imagine the Fourth of July without displays of fireworks, either in your driveway or a dazzling public show.
Firework sales are fundraisers for non-profit organizations, many of whom depend on this single fundraiser as a signficant portion of their yearly budget. These organizations reach thousands of people in our community and this benefit alone makes it worthwhile for the selling of fireworks. In my opinion, this outweighs the very minimal injuries/fires experienced each year. I did some research and found on the Department of Homeland Security's website (http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tfrs/v5i4.pdf) that the amount of firework-related injuries has decreased 37% over the last 13 years - it is 3.2 injuries per 100,000 people. Also, the two leading injuries stem from firecrackers and bottle rockets, neither of which are even sold in California.
I did further research and according to the U.S. Fire Administration...
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