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Fireworks must be safe, sane
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Life United Pentecostal Church has been setting up a fireworks tent in Walmarts parking lot for nine years. - photo by Photo by Randy C. Murray
Fireworks purchased in South Carolina, Alabama and Florida might not be legal in Georgia, according to Pyrouniverse.com. Georgia is among only five Southern states governed by what’s called “Safe and Sane” (non-aerial fireworks) laws, the website states.Hinesville Fire Marshal Earnest McDuffie agreed.“Pretty much what they’re selling in the Walmart parking lot is what’s legal,” McDuffie said. “What’s legally sold in Georgia is what’s legal in Georgia.
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