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    The death rate and property damage from consumer fireworks strongly correlates with the strength or permissiveness of state fireworks laws. Only states that have either a total ban or significant restrictions on fireworks have lower death rates. Any increase in revenue from expanded use of fireworks would be more than offset by an increase in injuries, deaths and property damage.

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    The death rate and property damage from consumer fireworks strongly correlates with the strength or permissiveness of state fireworks laws. Only states that have either a total ban or significant restrictions on fireworks have lower death rates. Any increase in revenue from expanded use of fireworks would be more than offset by an increase in injuries, deaths and property damage.

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    April25,2012 DearGovernorDayton, TheMinnesotaBurnCareCommunityurgesyoutovetolegislation(HF1774)thatwouldexpand thetypesoffireworksallowedforpersonaluseinMinnesota. Thedeathrateandpropertydamagefromconsumerfireworksstronglycorrelateswiththe strengthorpermissivenessofstatefireworkslaws.Minnesotacurrentlyhasthe13thlowest rateoffiremortalityintheU.S.Onlystatesthathaveeitheratotalbanorsignificant restrictionsonfireworkshavelowerdeathratesincludingDelaware,NewJersey, Massachusetts,MaineandVermont.

    nt. InthefouryearsafterMinnesotapassedlegislationin2002thatrelaxedrestrictionsonthesale and use of nonaerial, nonexplosive consumer fireworks, fireworks related injuries increased nearly 400 percent and the annual dollar loss from firework incidents increased nearly 900 percent.*Anyincreaseinrevenuefromexpandeduseoffireworkswouldbemorethanoffset byanincreaseininjuries,deathsandpropertydamage. Themedicalcommunitywhoprovidescareforthetragicinjuriescausedbyfireworksbelieves thepricepaidbythelegalizationoffireworksisalreadytoohigh.Weurgeyoutohelpprevent furtherinjuryandpropertylossfromfireworksbyvetoingthisbill. Respectfully, WmJ.Mohr,MD,MedicalDirector RyanMFey,MD,CoDirector RegionsHospitalBurnCenter HCMCBurnCenter BruceBennett,MD,directorsurgicalintensivecareunit RegionsHospital
    *sources:MinnesotaStateFireMarshalDivision,MinnesotaFireIncidentReportingSystem

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