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Safety Precautions for Legal Fireworks
Legal Fireworks Consumer (Class-C) fireworks are regulated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and are legal only when permitted by state law. The manufacturer's name must be visible on each package. Illegal Fireworks Illegal devices are not fireworks. Illegal devices are small bombs that maim, blind and kill. Some street names for the devices are M-80, ashcan, cherry bomb, silver salute, quarter-stick, M-100 and M-1000. Explosives materials in illegal devices exceeds the limit for common fireworks. The devices do not meet any quality standards and can explode due to heat, friction or pressure. Some production sites discovered by ATF agents are so polluted with volatile chemicals they cannot be cleaned up and must be burned. People trafficking in illegal devices can go to federal prison for 10 years. Some have been tried for murder. For more information on ATF, visit the ATF Web site at www.atf.treas.gov. Each year over 12,000 injuries are attributed to the mishandling of fireworks. ### |
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