Kentucky seeks ban on novelty lighters

[The Straight Story]

Kentucky seeks ban on novelty lighters

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky is the latest state to consider a ban on toylike novelty lighters blamed for fires that have killed at least two children in the U.S.

Maine and Tennessee have already banned the devices, some shaped like tiny dogs, frogs, skateboards, baseball bats, even fire extinguishers. Now lawmakers in several other states are pondering bans of their own, and city governments from Sandy, Ore., to New London, Conn., have instituted local prohibitions.

Some Washington lawmakers have been pushing for a federal ban, as well.

Frankfort firefighter Carter Northcutt is among an army of first responders across the country pushing to get the China-made novelties off convenient store shelves and out of the hands of children.

"These things are very attractive to young kids, and I don't want to be responsible in my own mind for a kid getting hurt or killed because I haven't done anything about it," said Northcutt, who enlisted state Rep. Derrick Graham, D-Frankfort, to sponsor a bill to ban them.

http://www.local12.com/mostpopular/story/Kentucky-seeks-ban-on-novelty-lighters/rItx6MhIU0GHfzCNKpeTfw.cspx

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. 2 deaths? Eh?

As opposed to the 150 or so deaths every year from non-novelty regular lighters?

[The Straight Story]

2. government gets bored and needs something to do or ban

:)

[tridim]

3. When I was a kid any lighter I found was a novelty.

Even ones that were out of gas.

I was a little pyro back then. :)

[cynatnite]

4. Once again...another law that makes no fucking sense n/t