{"id":1032,"date":"2015-08-10T18:14:59","date_gmt":"2015-08-10T18:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2015-08-10T18:14:59","modified_gmt":"2015-08-10T18:14:59","slug":"mother-urges-maine-to-adopt-stricter-fireworks-regulations-after-sons-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/blog\/mother-urges-maine-to-adopt-stricter-fireworks-regulations-after-sons-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother Urges Maine To Adopt Stricter Fireworks Regulations After Son\u2019s Death."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In 2012, United States emergency rooms treated more than 8,500 people for fireworks related injuries.<\/strong>\u00a0 More than half of those injuries were to the extremities; nearly a third were to the head.\u00a0 Although fireworks are illegal in Massachusetts, residents continue to drive into bordering states to buy large quantities of fireworks for in-state use.\u00a0 When fireworks get into inexperienced hands, the consequences can be deadly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/obmhzMb0dz4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Twenty-two-year-old Devon Staples worked as a Disney World Gaston character performer.\u00a0 He was bright, energetic and always trying to make people laugh.\u00a0 <strong>But this past year, during Fourth of July celebrations in his home state of Maine, Staples placed a reloadable mortar tube firework on his head and set it off.\u00a0 He died immediately.<\/strong>\u00a0 According to his mother and his brother, there is no way Staples would have attempted such a stupid stunt if he believed the mortar was still dangerous.\u00a0 Because the mortar had already gone off once, they believe Staples assumed the leftover mortar was merely a dud.<\/p>\n<p>Staple\u2019s brother, Cody Staples, was only feet away from his brother when the accident occurred.\u00a0 He told Inquisitr that there was no option of rushing Staples to the hospital because there was nothing left of him by the time help arrived.\u00a0 <strong>He described is brother as someone who would pretend to do something stupid in order to get laughs, but who would never knowingly perform such a dangerous stunt.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Staples\u2019 mother, Kathleen Staples, is advocating for stricter fireworks regulations in light of her son\u2019s tragic accident.\u00a0 Maine only recently legalized fireworks.\u00a0 <strong>She believes some sort of safety training courses should accompany the legalization for anyone purchasing or working with fireworks.\u00a0 <\/strong>She compared fireworks with driving a car, saying, \u201cThey didn\u2019t just hand me a license and put me in a car.\u201d\u00a0 Meanwhile, Representative Michel Lajoie plans to introduce another bill in 2016 repealing fireworks laws.\u00a0 He thinks a complete ban is unlikely, but hopes to make some progress towards better regulation of the dangerous explosives.<\/p>\n<p>Have you or a loved one been <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/massachusettsexplosionaccidentlawyer.com\">injured in an explosion accident<\/a><\/em><\/strong>?\u00a0 If so, please call 617-787-3700 now for your free and confidential consultation with one of our dedicated <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/gilhoylaw.com\/boston-massachusetts-explosion-accidents.php\">Boston explosion injury attorneys<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2012, United States emergency rooms treated more than 8,500 people for fireworks related injuries.\u00a0 More than half of those injuries were to the extremities; 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