Legality of pyro in America?

[Jenkem]

I think it would be interesting to make 'Salutes' like the instructions to recreate the old M80 firecrackers with flash-powder.

I have read lightly about the legality of this stuff, it seems you can be licensed by the ATF ( it is set up as a Shall-Issue ) to manufacture and store explosives provided you have them inspect and verify you have the proper 'magazine' for storage.

Is there anything you can do by-the-book ( as in you can't be sent to jail etc ) firecracker wise? I think you can mess around with black-powder cannons with no worries provided you have the space to fire one. Are black powder salutes vanilla?

[Jenkem]

or is that like the fun of it, 'sticking it to the man' and doing what you want

[Anders Hoveland]

it really depends on local city city ordinances. many states also have laws regulating allowed fireworks.

As for the federal regulation, I see it more of as a gun rights issue. As long as only small ammounts are involved and one is not up to any mischief, I do not see a problem.