Denver should know better! Prohibiting ANYTHING has never worked, ever. The other point is that if Denver (and other cities and towns) took the same position as many smaller communities in nearby states it would reduce the fire hazard and eliminate much of the lawbreaking. In our community you can set off ANY kind of fireworks you wish from 12:01AM on July 3 through 12:01AM on July 5 as long as you do so inside the incorporated limits of a city, town or village. Fireworks are banned in the unicorporated areas of the county. That ensures that the majority of fireworks will be used in areas where there are large areas of pavement, lawns, parks and other highly fire resistant surfaces. The fire departments can monitor the limited number of dry, vacant lots and other less fire resistant areas much more easily. We have not encountered issues with citizens setting off fireworks around gas stations or fireworks stands. We have not had a fireworks related grass fire in 3 years.