The Santa Ana City Council is considering banning all fireworks next year

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• "Illegal fireworks are already illegal. But the city doesn’t enforce the laws they already have on the books. Safe and sane fireworks are not the problem."

  Agree 100% -

  • Thanks!

• You should be focusing on other issues, leave Fireworks alone.

• Out of the 223 phone calls cited - how many did the SAPD respond to? Probably very few as they made zero arrests/citations for illegal fireworks.

  Who is pushing this call to ban legal fireworks?

  • Tinajero of course.

    • Why does he feel motivated to do this? Is it that he is a nanny state do-gooder kill-joy who knows what is best for his subjects?

      • Remember that he became a paid consultant to the medical marijuana dealers. Maybe he wants to squeeze the fireworks dealers now.

        • I wouldn't be surprised if that were true.

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        • Don't forget that the "Code of Ethics" now apply to you Mr. Commissioner.

        • Thanks Mr. A-hole

      • No thank you Mr. Tardiff...I'm sure Angie will be interested in seeing how her appointee acts. This will be a real eye opener.

• stooped people ruin it for us. they the wont with no brain and get killed ,..no respect , no remorse . no f*cks given

• Did Timajero represent Santa Ana dispensary owners?

  • Not sure but that's not what we elected him to do.

• Is the District Attorney investigating?

  • Not yet.

• I understand that the residents' primary issue with the "Safe & Sane" fireworks is its ability to mask the illegal firework activity that so many folks are sneaking in alongside with the Safe & Sane explosives. Take a look around any 4th of July on our neighborhood streets. Most of these fireworks are being launched into the air. These are not the legal ones. Here is a report that helps explain the concern: http://www.ocgrandjury.org/pdfs/fireworks/fireworks.pdf

  • You would think the cops could trace the launches but they are chronically understaffed.

    • Chronically understaffed, or just misdirected?

  • It would be unfair to make Safe & Sane fireworks illegal - figure out another way to discourage illegal fireworks. Oh .. maybe like actually arresting and prosecuting some for illegal fireworks. Prosecute a few of them and the rest will get the message.

• Since the police seem to know where the concentrations of illegal fireworks are being launched from, how about a little concentrated enforcement in that area, with the press along to document the arrests and later cover the fines that these clowns must pay. Make an example of a few of them and the word will get out. Stop penalizing those non-profits that are just trying to raise a few bucks to support the activities of the kids. Where else can you raise that kind of money in a short amount of time. Candy bar sales?

• ITS ONCE A YEAR!!! PEOPLE. LIVE With it. YOU HAD FUN AS KID BLOWING FIREWORKS UP, SO DO I AND SO WILL MY KIDS.. AND SO WILL MY GRANDKIDS. Don't ruin it for the kids!

• Cities which have tried banning Safe & Sane fireworks in the past have usually brought sales back within a few years after they find out the law is a dud. Most of these illegal goods are coming in from Pahrump Nevada, a city which has several big fireworks stores, but in most cases does not allow anyone to light them there. So, a lot of it comes back into California. Why not put the squeeze on the city of Pahrump instead of the citizens of Santa Ana and see how that goes? Leave legal fireworks in Santa Ana alone.