A display of novelty lighters sits on the counter at a Skokie, Ill. Marathon gas station, which sells lighters that have lights on them along with other toy-like designs, July 17, 2007. (Chicago Tribune Photo By David Trotman-Wilkins)
by Jesse A. Hamilton
With his housing bill securely registered as law, Sen. Chris Dodd has fallen on the natural next step for a personal legislative push: the fight against novelty lighters.
He and Sens. Ron Wyden, (D-Ore.), and Susan Collins, (R-Maine), introduced legislation yesterday that would ban lighters that look like household objects or toys.
Dodd said in a statement: "While they may appear to be harmless toys, novelty lighter[...]