=> PA Passes FIRE SAFE Cigarette Legislation <=

=> PA Passes FIRE SAFE Cigarette Legislation <=

State Fire Commissioner Praises Passage of Fire-Safe Cigarettes
Legislation



HARRISBURG, Pa., July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania
State Fire Commissioner today praised the passage of legislation that will
require all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania to be "fire safe."

Once signed into law, House Bill 1612 will adopt a fire safety standard
for cigarettes and require that all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania be
low-ignition strength, making them less likely to cause fires if left
unattended.

"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," said State Fire Commissioner
Edward A. Mann. "There have been too many tragedies caused by the careless
use of cigarettes, and this standard is designed to reduce that risk."

According to the National Fire Protection Association, smoking
materials, such as cigarettes, cigars or pipes, are the leading cause of
fire deaths in the United States. In 2005, roughly one-in-four fire deaths
were attributed to smoking materials. That same year, more than 82,000
smoking-material fires caused approximately 800 deaths and 1,660 injuries.
The statistics do not include injuries or deaths among firefighters
involved in responding to the scene.

"Smokers still need to be careful when smoking in their homes," Mann
said. "Household items like curtains, mattresses, and bedding can still
catch on fire very quickly, and the only way to prevent them from igniting
is to be extremely vigilant. But the change that this legislation requires
is a good step toward preventing hundreds of senseless deaths every year."

The Coalition for Fire-Safe Cigarettes reports that 14 states and the
District of Columbia have implemented fire-safe cigarette laws, and 22
states have passed such legislation.

For more information regarding fire-safe cigarettes, visit
http :// www .firesafecigarettes.org.

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Re: => PA Passes FIRE SAFE Cigarette Legislation <=

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:53:58 -0400, "Huge Wad OF Spit" <WannaSwaller@CopenhagenSpat,com >
wrote:

>
>"Reality Check©" <Reality@Check,it > wrote in message
>news:6dqgghF3rhfnU1@mid.individual,net ...
>> State Fire Commissioner Praises Passage of Fire-Safe Cigarettes
>> Legislation
>>
>>
>>
>> HARRISBURG, Pa., July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania
>> State Fire Commissioner today praised the passage of legislation that
>> will
>> require all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania to be "fire safe."
>>
>> Once signed into law, House Bill 1612 will adopt a fire safety
>> standard
>> for cigarettes and require that all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania be
>> low-ignition strength, making them less likely to cause fires if left
>> unattended.
>[Snip usless garble]
>
>They' ll be glad to have you cigarette customers
>
>
>Time for smokers to decide for themselves!
>
>Take the teeth out of their law, you decide what products to buy and
>where to buy.!
>
>cheap cigarettes, discount cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, EZ ..

Most merchants recommended here are selling grey market cigarettes intended for sale in
Europe. European Marlboros are not the same as US Marlboros. More importantly, the
shipments are coming through US Customs, which might confiscate them, as they did to me,
or record your name (they're bureaucrats) and send it to your state tax collector, as
required by the Jenkins Act.

If you want to buy on the internet, use Native American merchants in New Mexico or western
New York. They charge $34/carton for major brands, which is lower than the store price in
about a dozen high-tax states. There is no reason to buy on the internet if you live in a
state with sensible lawmakers.

Re: => PA Passes FIRE SAFE Cigarette Legislation <=


"Robert" <no@e.mail> wrote in message
news:5hqi745k2o7st03sb5ha65419jm7pkeuro@4ax,com ...
> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:53:58 -0400, "Huge Wad OF Spit"
> <WannaSwaller@CopenhagenSpat,com >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Reality_Check©" <Reality@Check,it > wrote in message
>>news:6dqgghF3rhfnU1@mid.individual,net ...
>>> State Fire Commissioner Praises Passage of Fire-Safe Cigarettes
>>> Legislation
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> HARRISBURG, Pa., July 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania
>>> State Fire Commissioner today praised the passage of legislation that
>>> will
>>> require all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania to be "fire safe."
>>>
>>> Once signed into law, House Bill 1612 will adopt a fire safety
>>> standard
>>> for cigarettes and require that all cigarettes sold in Pennsylvania be
>>> low-ignition strength, making them less likely to cause fires if left
>>> unattended.
>>[Snip usless garble]
>>
>>They' ll be glad to have you cigarette customers
>>
>>
>>Time for smokers to decide for themselves!
>>
>>Take the teeth out of their law, you decide what products to buy and
>>where to buy.!
>>
>>cheap cigarettes, discount cigarettes, cigarettes, cigars, tobacco, EZ ..
>
> Most merchants recommended here are selling grey market cigarettes
> intended for sale in
> Europe. European Marlboros are not the same as US Marlboros. More
> importantly, the
> shipments are coming through US Customs, which might confiscate them, as
> they did to me,
> or record your name (they're bureaucrats) and send it to your state tax
> collector, as
> required by the Jenkins Act.

Further proof that lowlife tobaccco-sucking addicts ARE criminals.


>
> If you want to buy on the internet, use Native American merchants in New
> Mexico or western
> New York. They charge $34/carton for major brands, which is lower than the
> store price in
> about a dozen high-tax states. There is no reason to buy on the internet
> if you live in a
> state with sensible lawmakers.