Government's foremost responsibility to protect the safety and the

[Fezmid]

This was in response to a bill that was passed to allow the sale/use of fireworks around the 4th of July - something neighboring states (like Wisconsin) already allow:

 

http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/149393315.html

 

Specifically:

He said in a veto letter, issued less than 90 minutes before the midnight deadline on Saturday, that it's "government's foremost responsibility to protect the safety and the well-being of its citizens."

 

The silly part is that people just drive into Wisconsin, buy fireworks, and then bring them back to Minnesota to fire off.