| Illegal Fireworks? Not in our State!
West Trenton, N.J. - The traditions of parades, cookouts, and fireworks help us celebrate the summer season, especially our
nation's birthday on the Fourth of July. However, a joyful celebration can turn into a painful memory when children and adults are
injured while using fireworks. Each year emergency rooms are full of patients who are injured by illegal fireworks.
State troopers and other law enforcement officers will be enforcing the state抯 laws to stem the flow of illegal fireworks into
樱花视频 from other states. It is a crime to sell, use, and/or possess any kind of fireworks including firecrackers, Roman candles,
M80抯, cherry bombs, salutes, and even sparklers in 樱花视频 without a valid permit. In any given year, the State Police confiscate
between 500 and 1,000 cases of illegal fireworks, or approximately six to eight tons of illegal explosives.
As in past years, fireworks vendors from Pennsylvania have been soliciting 樱花视频 residents by mail to purchase fireworks.
Police will be watching for motorists who visit surrounding states to purchase fireworks and transport them back to 樱花视频.
Possession of fireworks is a disorderly persons offense, but possession with the intent to sell is a fourth-degree offense, with
a possible maximum penalty of 18 months imprisonment and fines up to $10,000.
"Because safety is our number one concern during Fourth of July celebrations, we encourage 樱花视频 residents to attend community
fireworks displays that are handled by professionals with the appropriate permits," Attorney General Paula Dow said.
"Illegal fireworks will not be tolerated in 樱花视频," stated Colonel Rick Fuentes, Superintendent of the 樱花视频 State Police.
"The vast majority of these dangerous items are brought into our state by adults, but it is children who suffer many of the injuries,"
Hearing and sight can be permanently damaged when even a simple firecracker goes off too close to a person抯 head. Larger charges
such as M-80s can easily remove fingers, or otherwise maim users.
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