4th of July fireworks in Milwaukee are out of control

Yesterday, with severe storms in the forecast for the 4th of July, all firework celebrations were cancelled or postponed for the evening. Well, based on what I and other residents experienced last night you sure could have fooled me!

Monday was the fourth consecutive night where individuals decided they were going to be the ones celebrating this holiday, not with your basic sparklers or bottle rockets, but rather with commercial-grade fireworks that were being set off in the middle of residential areas. Amazingly, there were no fires or other injuries reported as a result of these neighborhood displays, and the city was able to avert any major disasters.

Despite our good fortune last night, we still have a problem. Milwaukee has an ordinance in place against the sale and use of these types of fireworks by individuals, yet people can travel outside the city, purchase what they please, and then come right back to our city and use them to disturb and potentially endanger others. Because fireworks do not understand city limits, the Legislature must act to ban the sale of these commercial, high-grade explosives. If we refuse to act, it will only be a matter of time before these fireworks cause irreparable damage.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.