Summary
A Connecticut judge has upheld a state effort to ban the sale of "Piccolo Pete"-type fireworks, which emit 4-5 inch flames, because they don't qualify as the type of "sparklers" allowed under state law. "This decision is clearly a victory for public safety on the eve of our next July 4th weekend," said state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who said the ruling sends a clear message about the sale of "perilous pyrotechnics" in Connecticut.
But a lawyer for American Promotional Events Inc., the parent company of fireworks maker TNT Fireworks, called the decision "faulty and ... inconsistent with the statute" governing fireworks sales in Connecticut.See the full content of this document
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Judge Upholds 'Piccolo Pete' Fireworks Ban
Jerry O'Malley, who is representing the Alabama-based fireworks company, said he pl...
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