A month has passed since the Fourth of July holiday, yet communities in northern Baltimore County continue to be bombarded with violent explosions from firecrackers.

Last Sunday north of Parkton, there were literally hundreds of loud explosions coming from the general area to the west of the Seventh District Elementary School from midmorning until late afternoon. Churchgoers left for services and later returned home to what sounded like gunfire and mortar shells exploding.

Detonating firecrackers in the back yard has now become a summer-long pastime for certain individuals who need to disturb the peace and force their violent entertainment on an entire community.

Young people in the community observe the violence and total disregard for the rights and personal space of others living nearby, as well as the fact that nothing is done to hold the perpetrators accountable. They then act accordingly at school, on social media and elsewhere in the community.

This is a serious problem that is not taken seriously but needs to be by police and the elected officials whom we have been entrusted with responsibility for protecting the right of all citizens to live in safe, peaceful communities.

Fred Medinger, Parkton