Dear Editor:

Outlawing all fireworks is like not allowing any human to drive because some kill while drunk.

I fail to understand politicians who jump to solutions without first finding out the root cause of problems.

Illegal fireworks are the cause of the vast majority of fires and injuries.

I only know of one place to buy fireworks that are not "Safe and Sane" fireworks. Indian reservations sell everything that is dangerous and set fires.

Bottle rockets are illegal and start many fires. Large explosives are illegal and cause many injuries.

Why don't the cities put pressure on the state to stop these illegal sales?

There are many ways to stop the open sales to non-Indians and to stop them from taking them off the reservation.

This is the dangerous and illegal source of the fireworks. Not the little kids that want to have small fountains or snakes.

The newspapers show injuries and fires from fireworks.

My bet is that the vast percentages of both are results of fireworks purchased from the reservation.

Of course I expect the city councils to be politically correct and not address the real root causes of the problems.

J. W. Ellis

Federal Way