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A boy selects a Roman Candle firework from a fireworks display as a girl watches, July 1, 2011, in Columbus, Mississippi. Roadside fireworks stands are a popular sight in the American South, particularly in rural areas where local residents tend to prefer lighting fireworks in their backyards rather than traveling to organized displays in the city. The stands are usually only open near holidays like the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve, when consumer fireworks are typically purchased. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, a national trade group for fireworks manufacturers, distributors and retailers, 385.8 million pounds of fireworks were sold to individual consumers in 2020, and an additional 18.7 million pounds were purchased for commercial displays. The APA says fireworks sales revenue shows “unprecedented growth” over the past two decades, with commercial sales in 2020 totaling $1.9 billion and consumer sales adding an additional $93 million in revenue. Massachusetts is the only state that bans consumer fireworks. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)
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A boy selects a Roman Candle firework from a fireworks display as a girl watches, July 1, 2011, in Columbus, Mississippi. Roadside fireworks stands are a popular sight in the American South, particularly in rural areas where local residents tend to prefer lighting fireworks in their backyards rather than traveling to organized displays in the city. The stands are usually only open near holidays like the Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve, when consumer fireworks are typically purchased. According to the American Pyrotechnics Association, a national trade group for fireworks manufacturers, distributors and retailers, 385.8 million pounds of fireworks were sold to individual consumers in 2020, and an additional 18.7 million pounds were purchased for commercial displays. The APA says fireworks sales revenue shows “unprecedented growth” over the past two decades, with commercial sales in 2020 totaling $1.9 billion and consumer sales adding an additional $93 million in revenue. Massachusetts is the only state that bans consumer fireworks. (Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/Cloudybright)