MN has strict fireworks laws, but charges for violations are rare

MN has strict fireworks laws, but charges for violations are rare

Stashed away in trunks and backseats, illicit products cross over Minnesota’s borders from neighboring states. Usage explodes each summer under the dark of night, leaving a trail of smoke behind.  I’m, of course, referring to fireworks, the kinds that require a crane of the neck to admire up high in the Fourth of July sky. Minnesota’s laws forbid usage of aerial, exploding fireworks, setting it apart from neighboring states Wisconsin, Iowa, Nort…