Here is a sample of what state leaders told me about Gov. Cox's fireworks ban for America 250. Who do you agree with most? “We want people to know that we want them to celebrate the Fourth of July,” Forestry, Fire and State Lands Director Jamie Barnes said. “We want to celebrate it also. But celebrating it through starting a wildfire isn’t a celebration.” “A giant chunk of my community is in the perfect situation should we have some type of catastrophic event where you could burn a neighborhood down like Palisades, California,” Draper Mayor Troy Walker said. “I’m gonna err on the side of absolute caution.” “The Fourth of July is a holiday where our ancestors thumbed their noses at government,” Riverton City Council member Andy Pierucci said. “It’s kind of a joke to assume people are not going to once again thumb their noses at government and light off fireworks to celebrate.” “They can justify pretty much any turning away from the founding principles of our nation ... if the emergency of the day warrants it,” Rep. Matt MacPherson, R-West Valley, said. “And I just think that’s absolutely wrong, especially in light of America’s 250th celebration.” “Everything’s ripe for a disaster,” Sen. Kathleen Riebe, D-Cottonwood Heights, said. “My mayors have reached out to me asking us to have a special session so that we could create a law or a stronger executive order. Our mayors are very concerned.”