Indiana Fireworks Law

OK heres the law, my concern is where it changes IC 22-11-14-8 to read:

Sec. 8. (a) A person shall not sell at retail, or offer for sale at retail, any consumer fireworks, novelties, or trick noisemakers to a person less than eighteen (18) years of age other than the following:
(1) Dipped sticks or wire sparklers. However, total pyrotechnic composition may not exceed one hundred (100) grams per item. Devices containing chlorate or perchlorate salts may not exceed five (5) grams in total composition per item.
(2) Cylindrical fountains.
(3) Cone fountains.
(4) Illuminating torches.
(5) Wheels.
(6) Ground spinners.
(7) Flitter sparklers.
(8) Snakes or glow worms.
(9) Smoke devices.
(10) Trick noisemakers, which include:
(A) Party poppers.
(B) Booby traps.
(C) Snappers.
(D) Trick matches.
(E) Cigarette loads.
(F) Auto burglar alarms.

The way that reads is someone under 18 can buy everything that used to be legal in Indiana (the changes seem to allow the stuff that was sold as "out of state" fireworks.

Any opinions?

Bush and Indiana Fireworks law

Well, time to dust off the blog.

Since my last post a new year has arrived, and with this new year comes the State of the Union address. I have this wonderful resource while I'm at school (Ivy Tech) that they added to their library. They have all the Gallop poles for years. Anyways I was reviewing that latest and reading the articles (I'd post the URL but its inaccessible to anyone outside the college) and Bush's numbers REALLY suck, even compared to Clinton's while he was being impeached. I can see how this will bean important roll as people goto the polls in some states to elect new representatives. Maybe that Republican congress will swing to the Democrats. That's scary, I'd rather have a Republican congress and a Democrat president. I guess what I'm getting at in this ramble, maybe the president will be brought upon charges once the Republicans are out of office.

On to a more local concern:
I noticed that a law that will change Indiana's fireworks law has just passed the State house and is going towards the Senate now. I am VERY happy that this has happened. It has removed the hypocritical you can buy it but can't shoot it rule and changed it to a you can buy it and shoot it rule. I'm sure somewhere along the lines we will here the "parents groups" get up and shout their bit on how dangerous pyro is and how kids will get their hands blown off. The will show video of watermelon getting blown up, and talk about consumer class type (stuff the public can buy) fireworks. First off, the CSPC does the video and when they are making watermelon wine they announce this is what an M-80 does. Folks, an M-80 is not a firework, instead it is an explosive that is governed by a law that dates back to '65. The "parents groups" will use this video and dub their own views onto it. Are fireworks dangerous? Absolutely. Are they unreasonably dangerous? Nope. If people would use their heads (yeah right, that'll happen the same time hell turns into a meat locker) they would realize that doing stuff like shooting roman candles at each other is dumb, stupid and asinine. Stupidity is behind most of the injuries, that and drinking usually.

Is there something I would like to change about the fireworks law? Yes, as a I read it now kids under 18 can come into a store and buy fountains and novelty fireworks. I don't like that. I have to make sure this is true, and I will reread some of the Indiana Code pertaining to sales. I would like to see a minimum age attached to that, something to the tune of 16 or so. I figure its the same age you can buy a air rifle, so it would make sense to make it the age to buy fireworks. Maybe I will write my Senator about that, once I make sure that's the case. Last thing I would like to see is a small percentage of the use tax (4% on top of 6% sales tax) be used to sponsor education around the state, it may help address the injuries that happen around the Fourth. (Don't worry if I remember my statistics right, your at more risk driving home with your fireworks on the 4th than you are lighting them off).

Alright, I think that's all, time to sleep.