Posted: 7/3/2009 11:12:28 AM EDT
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All fireworks sold in California are required to have the state fire marshall seal of registrations. All three seals look simular with the type of firework being the difference. The three most common seals a "dangerous" "Safe & Sane" and "Snap Cap/Snappers."
Possession of any firework without the fire marshalls seal is a misdemeanor, H&S 12671. Possession of Dangerous fireworks is a wobbler depending on weight, H&S 12677 "Dangerous" fireworks include Aerial shells, roman candles, fire crackers and bottle rockets. More than 100# of the above is a felony. Notice M-80's and such are not on the list. They are not "fireworks" in Cali. They are explosives and are treated the same as a pipe bomb or IED. |
Health & Safety Code 12505 "Dangerous fireworks" includes all of the following: (a) Any fireworks which contain any of the following: (1) Arsenic sulfide, arsenates, or arsenites. (2) Boron. (3) Chlorates, except: (A) In colored smoke mixture in which an equal or greater amount of sodium bicarbonate is included. (B) In caps and party poppers. (C) In those small items (such as ground spinners) wherein the total powder content does not exceed 4 grams of which not greater than 15 percent (or 600 milligrams) is potassium, sodium, or barium chlorate. (4) Gallates or Gallic acid. (5) Magnesium (magnesium-aluminum alloys, called magnalium, are permitted). (6) Mercury salts. (7) Phosphorous (red or white except that red phosphorus is permissible in caps and party poppers). (8) Picrates or picric acid. (9) Thiocyanates. (10) Titanium, except in particle size greater than 100-mesh. (11) Zirconium. (b) Firecrackers. (c) Skyrockets and rockets, including all devices which employ any combustible or explosive material and which rise in the air during discharge. (d) Roman candles, including all devices which discharge balls of fire into the air. (e) Chasers, including all devices which dart or travel about the surface of the ground during discharge. (f) Sparklers more than 10 inches in length or one-fourth of one inch in diameter. (g) All fireworks designed and intended by the manufacturer to create the element of surprise upon the user. These items include, but are not limited to, auto-foolers, cigarette loads, exploding golf balls, and trick matches. (h) Fireworks known as devil-on-the-walk, or any other firework which explodes through means of friction, unless otherwise classified by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this part. (i) Torpedoes of all kinds which explode on impact. (j) Fireworks kits. (k) Such other fireworks examined and tested by the State Fire Marshal and determined by him, with the advice of the State Board of Fire Services, to possess characteristics of design or construction which make such fireworks unsafe for use by any person not specially qualified or trained in the use of fireworks. |
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(i) Torpedoes of all kinds which explode on impact.
They can have my torpedo when they pry it from my cold dead hands ... seriously, torpedoes?  Think about how that is worded, " Torpedoes of all kinds which explode on impact". If you had a torpedo that didn't have a contact exploder, but only a magnetic exploder, wouldn't that be legal? Vulcan94 |
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I think they're referring to RR torpedoes...
"One of the oldest safety devices used by railroads is the track torpedo, a small dynamite charge that's wrapped in paper (usually red), with lead straps to hold it firmly in place on a rail. When a locomotive's wheel comes in contact with the torpedo, the weight of the engine sets off the charge creating a loud bang that could only be ignored if a nuclear bomb were going off next to it." from Trains magazine |
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This is freaking amazing. It's to the point now where you can't even find SPARKLERS. Sometimes I hate California...specifically Sacramento, Hollywood and Los Angeles. This wonderful geography is being poisoned by these libtard conformists.
You are all too retarded to be trusted with pyro, but HELL YEAH we'll tax the ever loving crap out of you, propagandize how EVIL you are for being a a male, white and a veteran and then, try to crucify you with various obscure ordinances, that are fluffy and feel good. If we ever have a 10.5, I hope these places get swept out to sea. Maybe San Francisco too...then maybe we will OUR state back. |
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It's also good advice to keep your dogs and pets inside tonight and tomorrow night.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals expects a rise in pets entering shelters this holiday weekend as fireworks go off around the area. Each year the S.P.C.A. sees a surge of animals at the shelter on the days after the 4th of July. Pets want to escape loud noises caused by fireworks including digging under and jumping over fences. Pet owners should know pets do not know where the loud noises are coming from. They hear the loud booms and instinctively need to run away from it. The SPCA encourages pet owners to keep keep pets at home and indoors this weekend. Even outdoor dogs should be brought in to prevent them from running away. Keep a television or radio turned on for background noise and provide your pet with toys or other activities to keep them busy and distracted from the sounds. |
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This is freaking amazing. It's to the point now where you can't even find SPARKLERS. They were banned from the state nearly 15-20 years ago after it was discovered you could take an entire pack and turn it into a nasty bomb. My area, the city has progressed to banning piccolo petes and ground flowers. Though the county area stands still sell them which is hillarious considering there are pockets of county through out the city. |
We went to friends house yesterday for BBQ and fired off a bunch of safe and sane legal fireworks. There were a shit ton of illegal fireworks going off all around us. Cops used to pretty much leave them alone but since some dumbass literally blew up his house a few years ago with illegal fireworks, they have been cracking down. Some people down the street were shooting off mortars when a cop drove up with his lights off and busted them. 
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Torpedos are similar to the novelty type snap-caps that you throw and they explode. Wasn't there an ARFCOM member here who got busted lightning off a fountain a few years back? They created quite a problem for him. His handle was "FireControlman"; stick with safe & sane and only in cities where legal or where LEO's are above board. Reccomend consulting with the witch of Endor in order to steer clear of dirty L.A. County deputies. 
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