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They could've simply drowned that stuff in some reservoir. Wet fireworks are fireworks no more.
Or let the guy sell his fireworks...and chase criminals/BLM instead.
I am nearly sure that Mr. Cejas would not set his goods for sale on fire, as he would be deprived of profit.
These fireworks are considered "illegal" because they are of a high-flying type. They are supposedly capable of causing vegetation fires. So letting the guy sell them locally is not possible unless the laws are changed.
one is an ATF officer
The FBI has a word for ATF officers: substandard.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the L.A. popo..
Cool, learned something new today. Apparently exploding hammer festival is a thing in Guanajuato:
When I came to Houston 20 yrs ago, it was perfectly OK to shoot fireworks in city, to shoot your guns in air during New Year celebrations, and so on. Now all that is categorically verboten
When I came to Houston 20 yrs ago, it was perfectly OK to shoot fireworks in city, to shoot your guns in air during New Year celebrations,
Yeah, shooting guns into the air should be banned, sorry - the bullet is at terminal velocity when it returns to the ground, and it can be deadly.
Rb6d saysWhen I came to Houston 20 yrs ago, it was perfectly OK to shoot fireworks in city, to shoot your guns in air during New Year celebrations,
Yeah, shooting guns into the air should be banned, sorry - the bullet is at terminal velocity when it returns to the ground, and it can be deadly.
This is reckless behavior. The bullet is likely falling around 600 MPH in its descent, they are designed to flow through the air after all. That could kill a bird, a dog, a child, or an adult if it happens to hit their head.
This is reckless behavior. The bullet is likely falling around 600 MPH in its descent, they are designed to flow through the air after all. That could kill a bird, a dog, a child, or an adult if it happens to hit their head.
only the "CA safe"
Eric Holder saysonly the "CA safe"
Party poppers.
LOL! The police person who blew everything up was a woman.
Rb6d saysWhen I came to Houston 20 yrs ago, it was perfectly OK to shoot fireworks in city, to shoot your guns in air during New Year celebrations,
Yeah, shooting guns into the air should be banned, sorry - the bullet is at terminal velocity when it returns to the ground, and it can be deadly.
This is reckless behavior. The bullet is likely falling around 600 MPH in its descent, they are designed to flow through the air after all. That could kill a bird, a dog, a child, or an adult if it happens to hit their head.
No, bullets don’t fall at 600mph lol
But still quite enough to kill you.
Based on the results of these tests it was concluded that the bullet return velocity was about 300 f.p.s. For the 150 gr. bullet this corresponds to an energy of 30 foot pounds. Earlier the Army had determined that, on the average, it required 60 foot pounds of energy to produce a disabling wound. Based on this information, a falling 150 gr. service bullet would not be lethal, although it could produce a serious wound.
Between the years 1985 and 1992, in Los Angeles, doctors treated 118 people for random falling-bullet injuries at King/Drew Medical Center, and 38 of them died.
Between the years 1985 and 1992, in Los Angeles, doctors treated 118 people for random falling-bullet injuries at King/Drew Medical Center, and 38 of them died.
They then came across approximately 40 Coca-Cola can-sized improvised explosive devices with fuses and 200 additional smaller devices with similar construction.
Patrick saysBut still quite enough to kill you.
US Army disagrees:Based on the results of these tests it was concluded that the bullet return velocity was about 300 f.p.s. For the 150 gr. bullet this corresponds to an energy of 30 foot pounds. Earlier the Army had determined that, on the average, it required 60 foot pounds of energy to produce a disabling wound. Based on this information, a falling 150 gr. service bullet would not be lethal, although it could produce a serious wound.
https://web.archive.org/web/20080331192517/http://www.loadammo.com/Topics/March01.htm
At least 17 people were injured by a massive explosion Wednesday night following the Los Angeles Police Department's attempts to detonate a cache of illegal fireworks in South Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
Soon after the explosion, Arturo Cejas, 27, a resident of the home where police found the fireworks, was arrested on charges of possessing a destructive device. His bail is set to $500,000.
Ten of the injured are LAPD officers, one is an ATF officer and six are civilians.
Three of the six civilians are being transported to the hospital with serious injuries. The others, along with nine LAPD officers and the ATF officer, are being treated for minor injuries. One of the injured officers was treated at the scene and not transported to the hospital.
"Our Bomb Squad officers were in the process of seizing over 5,000 pounds of illegal fireworks in the area of 27th Street and San Pedro. Some of the fireworks were being stored in our Bomb Squad trailer as a precautionary measure," the LAPD wrote on Twitter Wednesday evening.
That material was transferred into a multi-ton containment vehicle with an iron chamber inside that is designed to house explosive material that can be safely detonated.
At approximately 7:37 p.m. local time, those items were detonated -- that's when the containment vehicle had a catastrophic failure.
The explosion damaged cars and surrounding buildings and left debris scattered on the streets.
Note that guy storing "illegal" fireworks did not set neighborhood on fire - police did, but person who goes to jail is Mr. Cejas, and not incompetent and bumbling morons from LAPD.