should fireworks be banned from sale to the general public?

Answer 1

YES NO QUESTION.
THEY ARE A BLOODY NUISENCE AND ARE DANGEROUS.
MY DOG AND CATS ARE TERRIFIED OF THEM . IT WOULDN'T BE SO BAD IF THEY ONLY WENT OFF FOR ONE NIGHT A YEAR BUT IT SEEMS TO BE FOR ONE MONTH.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF DISPLAYS HELD SO WHY DO THEY FEEL THE NEED TO HAVE THEM AT HOME, THEY ARE NOT EVEN VERY GOOD ANYWAY ALL NOISE AND LITTLE SHOW.
COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY.
IN CASE YOU HADN'T GUESSED ALREADY I HATE THEM !!!

Answer 2

YES.!!! We certainly hear often about increased firework use and those that think it's fun to annoy and attempt to hurt others with these deadly, 'legal' explosives. Pets as well as human beings are often the unwilling victims of firework misuse.
With increased use of fireworks and what seems to be, increased accessibility of being able to buy the products over the shop counter or illegally through the 'black market', I think this situation is becoming the 'legal' explosive menace of the UK today.
Anti-social behaviour often comes the misuse of fireworks, both within local communities and on individual's own properties.
Fireworks being used as weapons to be hurled like hand grenades on the streets of Britain seem to be commonplace these days. We only have to turn on the news, look at the internet or in the newspapers to see these kinds of events almost every day.
How many more tragedies does it take to lift the firework problem from our society?
Not only do the adults, children and young people in our communities need to take responsibility for this problem, it is for the law makers to also examine closely. The government and police forces should actively tackle the firework problem, and proactively deal with this explosive situation once and for all.
Some young people, children or adults that think it's funny to 'lob' a banger into a garden, tie a roman candle to a cat, throw a rocket at a passing car or pedestrian and even ignite a firework through a letterbox.
Some can use fireworks carelessly in their gardens and properties to annoy their neighbours, with repetitive loud bangs and wallops. They think it's hilarious to inflict yet more noise damage and trauma on their victims. Well, I don't think it's hilarious, I don't think it's funny and I think it's about time this public problem was extinguished, permanently.!!!!!!!

Answer 3

The 4th of July is months away, but our friends in the United Kingdom are coming up on Remembrance Day... I guess there's a move afoot to ban fireworks in England ?? ;;)

Here in Northern California, sale and possession of fireworks to the public are banned and have been for almost 15 yrs (except for Chinatown for religious reasons).

This was brought about MOSTLY by the fires started each year in California in the weeks before and after July 4th... literally HUNDREDS of homes would burn each year in the 1980's from bottle-rockets.

PLEASE fight an outright ban on fireworks... it's one more example of government going too far in the name of "safety, consideration, and political correctness".

Answer 4

Fireworks must be bought on the fireplace-station with organised certificates from city hall basically. each and every certificates ought to contain a cost tag of around £one hundred thirty five, without the possibility of receiving any fireworks. until eventually the guy can teach they seem to be a factor of an organised bonfire then they should forfeit the spectacular to purchase any. bypass in the process the courts at your individual value!. we've had youngsters around right here as youthful as 9, perhaps 10, taking photos fireworks at youngsters enjoying soccer on the sector opposite. All this at 10:00am interior the morning, and, daily this 0.5 term!. What tactics them i do no longer understand, yet perhaps snodders B can clarify!?.

Answer 5

Organised firework displays would be ok but ban the rest.

Answer 6

I think that would be great. I've just moved to the country and it's not so bad now, but I lived in a big city before and there were fireworks every night from october to January - My kids and animals were forever being disturbed. I really think it should just be liscened displays.

Answer 7

YES they should be illegal to the public, they not only scare poor animals on the night but they start 4-6 wks before the nite & go on s.times 4-6 wks after the event..IT IS A DISGRACE

Answer 8

yes they should. people have died and have had horrible accidents. fireworks in the wrong hand have had terrible consequences! there are plenty of displays provided my councils so people should go to them.
Theyre a waste of money and are virtually mini bombs. People dont even understand the meaning of fireworks nite anymore! They shouldnt bother with it!

Answer 9

I think its a disgrace, theyre awful, they don't make nearly enough noise and aren't bright enough. When I get up at 3am I want to set something off that will really wake the neighbours in the next city!. Yeah it needs to send out a sonic bomb and shockwave to literally throw people out of bed. It should rupture the tectonic plates and be visible in the next galaxy.

Answer 10

Yes. With the hundreds of organised displays there's no need for any individual to have to buy them. Fireworks are fun when they can be enjoyed properly but not when you have to worry about idiots getting hold of them and using them dangerously.