I've come to the conclusion that a few fargin stupid people ruin it for everyone. I grew up in Ozone park Queens , Every kid on the block had fireworks. I'm not talking sparklers either. I'm talking a couple of matts of fire crackers ( BLACK CAT ) M-80s, ashcans, cherry bombs, two to eight stage ariel bombs, helicopters , bottle rockets and just plain rockets. And guess what no one ever got hurt , And this went on all day. Everyone on the block would barbecue and it was freakin cool. We use to play tag with roman candles. Now days parents give their kid a lollipop and tell them to go sit in the corner.