Why does the City prohibit fireworks, and then turn around and break the law by having a fireworks show?
The Fireworks Ordinance contains a separate provision that gives the City Council authority to approve and sponsor, for the common good, a professionally supervised public display of fireworks within the city celebrating Independence Day. The public display of fireworks must meet each of the following requirements:

• The event must be open to the public, free of charge;

• The use, display, firing, ignition, lighting and discharge of the fireworks must be done in the presence of an authorized representative of the Fire Department; and

• The group(s) organizing the event and igniting the fireworks must indemnify and hold the city harmless for any damage caused by the event and provide an insurance policy, with the city named as an insured, covering and protecting the city from liability to the extent it is not immune by state law.

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1. Can I set off fireworks in the city limits?
2. If the sale of fireworks is not allowed in the city, why can churches and schools sell them?
3. Why does the City prohibit fireworks, and then turn around and break the law by having a fireworks show?
4. Why doesn’t the City sell permits to Owasso residents to shoot off fireworks like other cities?
5. Wouldn't the sale of a fireworks permit generate revenue for the city?