Stop in for a cup of coffee

Seriously thinking of a fireworks permit, had a shop 4 July party here a few years ago and we had a bunch of 6"morters that we were doing for three hours, finally some on called the troopers around midnight, all the stuff was illegal. Pretty funny he comes one guy is puking in the pond, one guy offers him a beer, and he is standing right next to a 5 gal bucket filled with mortars and asked if it was us doing it! No way to deny it then we tell him we just got back the week before from the sand box, he tells us he is in the Air Guard also so we got a pass.
you need a fireworks permit for the 4th of july?! thats the most unamerican thing ive heard yet