M-80’s are a quarter stick of dynamite. That is assault with a deadly weapon.
“M-80’s are a quarter stick of dynamite.”
Urban legend. Dynamite usually has a nitroglycerin based high explosive, but M-80s have a low explosive powder, like black powder.
Further, most M-80s are fake, consumer products. They usually have about 50 mg of powder versus the 2.5-3 grams that real M-80s have.
I think the real ones require a federal pyrotechnics license. The ones in the story are probably fakes ones anyone can buy at a fireworks stand.