Here working in the State Capitol on July Fourth…
HARRISBURG — Cigarettes in Pennsylvania are due to get safer, under legislation approved by the Legislature.
House Bill 1612, introduced by Rep. Timothy J. Solobay, D-Washington, would require all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania to be “fire safe.”
Low-ignition strength cigarettes are less likely to cause a fire if they are left unattended by careless smokers, said state Fire Commissioner Edward A. Mann, who praised the legislation.
Mr. Mann said, “Fire-safe cigarettes are rolled with bands of less porous, slow-burning paper, so if the cigarette is left unattended, it will go out when it burns down to one of those bands. There have been too many tragedies caused by the careless use of cigarettes, and this standard is designed to reduce that risk.” The bill was passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate and will be signed into law by Gov. Ed Rendell, said spokesman Chuck Ardo.
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Read the rest on Post-Gazette.com.
I also contributed to this report on a stalled commercial dog kennel bill.
Photo courtesy of Germany Joys.
Seriously? Darwin is rolling over in his grave right now! Imbeciles who fall asleep with a cigarette deserve what they get. I’ve been a smoker off & on since 1987 and I’ve never even considered smoking when I’m tired enough to fall asleep, and have always kept enough wits about me no matter how drunk I got. You’re just delaying the inevitable, since these are the same fools who drive drunk, or operate heavy machinery on drugs.
“Darwin is rolling over…” Funny stuff, but government is meant to keep us safe, no? It seems smaller government is a dream of the past.
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