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Westrom calls for more fireworks to be sold in Minnesota

WASHINGTON - JUNE 26:  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Harold D. (Hal) Stratton, Jr., looks at the display of illegal fireworks during a demonstration showing the possible dangers caused by bottle rockets during a show of explosives and the destructive force of illegal fireworks on the ground of the Washington Monument June 26, 2003 in Washington, DC. The commission is urging consumers to celebrate the Independence Day holiday safely by not purchasing or using illegal fireworks and by adhering to safety guidelines if using legal ones.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A few of the aerial fireworks that are illegal in Minnesota.