Kansas City Summer Tradition Returns 2023: Gunshots OR Fireworks???

Once again Summer heat and the ongoing murder crisis spark a scary tradition to return to local streets and households.

Longtime residents should be accustomed to this pastime that offers plenty of unwanted excitement. 

It's late June and now it's time for Kansas City's top Summer question . . .

WAS THAT GUNSHOTS OR FIREWORKS!?!?!

And yet . . . Sometimes the answer is . . . BOTH.

In the meantime, here's some nicer news about approved displays given that fireworks are SUPPOSED to be illegal inside KCMO city limits but that's one of the many rules we all ignore . . .

In 2023, fireworks sales can legally begin in Missouri starting June 20 through July 10. In Kansas, there’s a smaller window: You can only buy fireworks from June 27 to July 4. 

But buying fireworks in both Kansas and Missouri doesn't mean you are able to shoot them off in every metro city. Cities across the metro have different rules with some not allowing fireworks at all.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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