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  2. Fireworks policy of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Class 1.3G (Fire, Minor Blast:Pyrotechnics) UN0335 Fireworks (Most Display Fireworks) Current federal law states that without appropriate ATF license/permit, the possession or sale of any display/professional fireworks is a felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison. Any ground salute device with over 50 milligrams of explosive composition.

  3. McDonald v. City of Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Texas (1894) McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010), was a landmark [1] decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that found that the right of an individual to "keep and bear arms", as protected under the Second Amendment, is incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment and is thereby enforceable against the states.

  4. What fireworks are legal in Illinois and what’s the penalty ...

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    According to the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s office, these fireworks are prohibited in the state: Hand held fireworks. Bottle rockets. Firecrackers of any size or type. Sky rockets. Roman ...

  5. Consumer fireworks - Wikipedia

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    Consumer fireworks. A selection of consumer-grade fireworks - rockets, artillery shells, smoke balls, and others. Consumer fireworks are fireworks sold for use by the general public. They are generally weaker in explosive power than the fireworks used in professional displays. A sparkler firework lit by a candle.

  6. 1968 Democratic National Convention protests - Wikipedia

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    Part of the 1968 U.S. presidential election, the Protests of 1968, Opposition to the Vietnam War and political violence in the United States during the Cold War. Chicago police drag an anti-Vietnam war protester across Michigan Avenue on August 28, 1968, during the Democratic National Convention as the crowd chants " The whole world is watching ".

  7. Fireworks - Wikipedia

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    An illustration of a fireworks display from the 1628–1643 edition of the Ming Dynasty novel Jin Ping Mei [2] An etching of the Royal Fireworks display on the Thames, London, England, in 1749 An 18th-century illustration of Chinese fireworks from an English abstract of an account of China by French Jesuit Pierre Nicolas d'Incarville [3] A firework display for Muḥammad Sháh, portrayed ...

  8. Fireworks policy in the European Union - Wikipedia

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    Fireworks at Eurockéennes 2013 in Belfort, France. Fireworks policy in the European Union is aimed at harmonising and standardising the EU member states ' policies on the regulation of production, transportation, sale, consumption and overall safety of fireworks across the European Union. [ 1 ] Regulation is achieved via Directive 2013/29/EU ...

  9. Benton fireworks disaster - Wikipedia

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    The Benton fireworks disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred on May 27, 1983, on a farm near Benton, Tennessee. A powerful explosion at an unlicensed fireworks factory producing illegal fireworks killed eleven and injured one, revealing the existence of the factory for the first time to law enforcement and the public.