I live in Missouri, which has some of the most freewheeling fireworks laws in the country, which has a booming fireworks tourism industry (viz, miscreants coming from Illinois, and, to a lesser extent I suppose, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas), and which spends the most per capita on fireworks. Further, I live in a small town with minimal police presence. Long story short, fireworks are ubiquitous and, though not necessarily cheap, certainly readily available.
I’m going to piss off other Dopers, but I absolutely love fireworks and would set them off every night the week before the 4th if they didn’t cost so damned much. A few of my neighbors already seem to have the same idea. I imagine that, on Saturday night, my street will be covered with that thick haze of lingering fireworks smoke. I love it.
This Friday, my seasonal night job is having an off-season summer BBQ cookout thing, and everybody and their brother is bringing fireworks. I blew $200 on them and am contributing to the fun.
It’s highly unlikely that any fireworks-related shenanigans are going to cause wildfires here. We’ve had plenty of rain and most of Missouri is not within drought conditions. Those counties that are in drought conditions, it’s mild. And it’s been raining for the past few days. As for kids getting injured - well, supervise your damn kids. Just because some parents don’t properly supervise their kids shouldn’t mean that no one gets to play with fireworks. It’s like telling a man he can’t have a steak because a baby might choke on it.