To the editor:

Thank you for the article on fireworks (“Fireworks Phobia,” June 26), and for recognizing that community appreciation of this seasonal din is far from unanimous.

One might ask: If fireworks are a means of celebrating the Fourth of July, why are they allowed to be detonated as early as June 28 and as late as July 5?

A cynic might answer that such largesse has little to do with patriotic fervor and a lot to do with what many Americans consider their God-given right to blow stuff up.

The Sound of Freedom? I, for one, would appreciate some freedom from all the noise.

Kirk Francis

Langley