These toy-like devices are currently outlawed in other European countries, but have yet to be outlawed in the United States. In attendance at the Clarksville City Council regarding the efforts of ...

New Yorkers may no longer be able to buy lighters that look like the Statue of Liberty or that cute Some especially cute cigarette lighters. (Photo: Getty) New Yorkers may no longer be able to buy ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – As of Tuesday, July 12 novelty cigarette lighters can no longer be sold legally in Hawaii. The ban is part of a nationwide trend to keep children from starting fires with ...

When Southbridge Firefighter Rob Barton, the father of young twin boys, received a box of about 100 novelty cigarette lighters from the Maine state fire marshal, he was able to find toys in his house ...

TACOMA — Joe Meinecke calls it his $50,000 lighter. Shaped like a miniature gun, it caused that amount of damage to a Tacoma family’s home when a 4-year-old played with it and set a couch on fire.

Some North Carolina lawmakers want to ban the sale and distribution of lighters that look like toys. Officials say the move would protect children. Some North Carolina lawmakers want to ban the sale ...

Here are some examples of novelty cigarette lighters that would be banned under Senate Bill 342, which was considered Thursday before a Senate committee. Nancy Niles Lusk of Overland Park purchased ...

CHICO — Fire officials agree that small children generally find it easier to use a lighter than strike a match. That’s especially true in the case of so-called novelty lighters, which are usually ...

OLYMPIA — The Legislature has approved a measure banning the sale of “novelty” or toy-like lighters in the state. The Senate, with a 42-2 vote, concurred today with changes made in the House. The ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Legislators took on Nebraska novelty lighter sales on Tuesday, debating whether parents could be trusted to protect their children or whether the responsibility should fall to ...

A new Wisconsin bill would ban the sale of novelty lighters to anyone under the age of 18. The legislation targets lighters that look like toys, play music, or have flashing lights. Supporters of the ...