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[Arthur Brown]

MSER certainly used to be a free download from the office of the deputy prime minister. Google it!

[a_bab]

That's yet another case that confirms my theory of NEVER (especially) sell or give away pyro chems to someone you don't know in person and/or you can trust. Should an accident occur, "they'd" likely get to you and this usually means trouble. Big trouble nowadays.

Let's be frank: how many of us have got a shooting licence? 95+ of the forum members are just amateurs, some very good, but still doing their hobby illegally. It's just as simple as that. As long as there is no accident, and noone is hurt, everything is fine. But in the event of an accident/incident, the media is there, eager to devour the subject. To them, even if they KNOW it's not a terrorism case, they will make it look so, because this makes the audience and sells good. As for the forces, they too have the interest of showing off, to justify the money we all pay for the budget. The'd spend "a quarter of a million" just for that (while certainly knowing that the'd blow up a lance). To the regular citizen, having an entire squad in the neigbourhood is a reasuring thing, and this is good for the general public perception, to feel safe.

Stay small, and stay out of trouble. Unfortunately, this is not a hobby to make mistakes of any kind. We really are lucky with the "100 grams" law, but there are countries where the fireworks are totally banned, and anything bigger than a sparkler will likely end up with a prison sentence. In such places, ordering chemicals will instantly make you a target. So there are not too many options but to synth the chems yourself or "OTC" them in the most unusual places, with lots of time and resources spent. And once the fireworks made, you'd set them off with no audience at all, in the middle of nowhere. If that's not love for fireworks, I don't know what is. And yes, I know someone who does just that.

[digger]

Let's be frank: how many of us have got a shooting licence?

What exactly is that? shotgun? Rifle?

Edited by digger, 21 July 2009 - 06:46 PM.

[starseeker]

What exactly is that? shotgun? Rifle?

I think abab is refering to what we know as cat4 training,in the states etc,shooting licence,but i might have the wrong end of the stick,

[David]

I think abab is refering to what we know as cat4 training,in the states etc,shooting licence,but i might have the wrong end of the stick,

Sounds right. In American terms to "shoot fireworks" is as we would say "to let off fireworks."

We let off fireworks on bonfire night, Americans shoot them on the 4th July.

Presumably there is an official professional licence in the USA .

[a_bab]

You are all right, my point was that only very few people on this board are making a living of fireworks displays, let alone manufacturing them (these being "legal" activities concerning the fireworks use apart from setting off the licenced, legal versions).

[digger]

I was just asking the question as you do not need a licence in the UK to "shoot" CAT4 fireworks. You just need to be a "professional" with insurance or covered by insurance of the company for which you work (although that would imply some level of registered or licensed storage associated with the business).