[Onthebarricades] US: Local crackdown freaks seek to ban fireworks after cops get comeuppance

[Andy]

http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=6776568

City Considers Fireworks Ban After Riot

July 11, 2007 11:20 PM 

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
                       Web Extra: Police Video Of Fireworks Riot 
                       City Considers Fireworks Ban After Riot 
                 
           
           
     
           
           
     
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn.- The city of Springfield is considering banning fireworks after an officer was hurt when a fireworks riot broke out at a Fourth of July celebration.

The incident was captured on the dashboard camera of a police cruiser.

Officers were called to a local housing development for a disturbance.

When they arrived, they saw a crowd of about 300 people shooting each other with rockets. The people then began pelting the patrol cars.

Springfield City Manager Paul Nutting said people were using mortar rounds or festival balls that shoot flaming balls and are about the size of golf balls.

The officer who was injured is okay and back at work.

The local city council will be looking over this issue of banning fire works at their next meeting Tuesday.

Springfield Police Chief Mike Wilhoit said one of his officers was hurt when a rocket blew in his face.

"He got some burns, powder burns and a mild concussion," Wilhoit said.

After seeing this, Nutting began pushing to ban the use of fireworks in the city.

"We've made it much too easy for people to acquire fireworks and to use them," Nutting said.

Nutting said something needs to be done or next time someone could be seriously injured or killed.

The officer who was hit only had minor injuries returned to work. 

Police are reviewing the tape but it's unclear if anyone will be charged in connection with the disturbance.

The local city council will be looking over this issue of banning fire works at their next meeting Tuesday.

If passed fireworks couldn't be sold and used in the city.

Springfield already has stiff requirements on fireworks including an age limit on who can by them and strict zoning rules on where fireworks can be sold.
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