Bob Hubbard
Dedicated LVC Member
To begin with, I was born and raised in this great country and, I feel I am as patriotic as any one else, but, I have had it with fireworks on the fourth of july.
To begin with, fireworks here in Los Angeles are banned unless they are the "safe and sound" variety.
Illegal fireworks are the rule rather than the exception.
One only has to drive ten minutes to a neighboring town or city to purchase all the fireworks they want.
Explosions start here in Los Angeles during the last week of june and continue for two weeks into july.
(NOT THE LEGAL KIND)
On the night of the fourth, it started out in the street at sunset, and continued till 1am.
The air looked like fog, and the smell was obnoxious.
My poor Shepherd was going crazy with all the noise.
I keep him in the house, all windows and doors shut , and still the noise was unbearable.
I have nothing agains the professional fireworks like those put on at the rose bowl.
They last about 1/2 hour, and that is the end of them.
Last night alone, The fire department had an unprecedented 570 fires to contain between the hours of 9 pm and 1am.
All due to illegal fireworks.
The lobby group I want to start will be made up of others like myself who are fed up with these illegal fireworks.
The purpose would be to lobby for a election proposition banning all fireworks in the state except for professional pyrotechnics.
Stiff fines of $1000.00 for a first offense, and graduated penalties, including jail time for offenders.
If any California residents on this board are interested, please send me an email.
As I am writing this, presently the fire department is battling a blase, believed to have been started by fireworks by some kids, in the city of Yorba Linda.
To date, over 900 acres have burned.
This bull:q:q:q:q has to be stopped.enough is enough.
Fireworks being set off in neighborhoods has absolutely nothing to do with this country's birthday.
It has to do with a bunch of young punks raising hell
To begin with, fireworks here in Los Angeles are banned unless they are the "safe and sound" variety.
Illegal fireworks are the rule rather than the exception.
One only has to drive ten minutes to a neighboring town or city to purchase all the fireworks they want.
Explosions start here in Los Angeles during the last week of june and continue for two weeks into july.
(NOT THE LEGAL KIND)
On the night of the fourth, it started out in the street at sunset, and continued till 1am.
The air looked like fog, and the smell was obnoxious.
My poor Shepherd was going crazy with all the noise.
I keep him in the house, all windows and doors shut , and still the noise was unbearable.
I have nothing agains the professional fireworks like those put on at the rose bowl.
They last about 1/2 hour, and that is the end of them.
Last night alone, The fire department had an unprecedented 570 fires to contain between the hours of 9 pm and 1am.
All due to illegal fireworks.
The lobby group I want to start will be made up of others like myself who are fed up with these illegal fireworks.
The purpose would be to lobby for a election proposition banning all fireworks in the state except for professional pyrotechnics.
Stiff fines of $1000.00 for a first offense, and graduated penalties, including jail time for offenders.
If any California residents on this board are interested, please send me an email.
As I am writing this, presently the fire department is battling a blase, believed to have been started by fireworks by some kids, in the city of Yorba Linda.
To date, over 900 acres have burned.
This bull:q:q:q:q has to be stopped.enough is enough.
Fireworks being set off in neighborhoods has absolutely nothing to do with this country's birthday.
It has to do with a bunch of young punks raising hell