Every year there are accidents, emergency service get stretched, pets are distressed. Every year the public asks for tighter controls on the sale of fireworks.
Should they be banned?
2007-10-23 05:32:19 · 27 answers · asked by Tartan Duck 5 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Yes, they are so dangerous. I like to watch the displays put on by the council, and I also like the little ones for the gardens (rainbow fountains, traffic lights lol babyish ones) but the rockets and screechers when you are out and about in the evenings, they are frightening and I would be happy with a complete ban, except for organised displays.
2007-10-23 05:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by !Lady Stormy! 5 · 5⤊ 4⤋
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.!!!!!!!
2016-05-25 03:37:20 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were banned in Northern Ireland for many years - apparently the army couldn't tell the difference between a banger and a bomb. I think the deprivation has led to a firework frenzy here.
2007-10-23 05:45:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I hope so! When are people going to realise that fireworks are something that only experts/professionals should handled? I'm also sick of all those morons who think that any celebration, at any time of the year, is good enough to use fireworks and bother the neighbours and upset domestic pets into the bargain.
What about terrorism? Any terrorist could do the rounds around the shops and get enough explosives to do some serious damage, I'm sure.
2007-10-23 05:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by fed up woman 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I hope they are banned. They cause havoc with the wild life and domestic pets, frighten babies, set off car alarms, cause pollution, injuries and even loss of life. Demanded mostly by the younger generation who are not the most careful age group and lets face it a few oohs and aaahas and it's £200 gone up in smoke.
2007-10-23 05:44:40 · answer #5 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No because it is safer to sell a firework than to let people try to import their own which is what would happen if you banned them, and still does, as these are usually less regulated in manufacture and can be more dangerous.
2007-10-23 05:47:43 · answer #6 · answered by Ti-2000 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, other than in organised firework displays. The raising the age limit hasn't worked. You still get all the idiots each year setting them off, injuring themselves, others and people's pets (accidentally and purposely).
2007-10-23 07:12:45 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Claire - Hates Bigotry 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
not banned completely just reserved for organised events, theres fireworks going outside here every night now and it wont stop until at least the end of november now, it would put a stop to that.
2007-10-23 05:36:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
I am also one of the people sick of them being let off in my street (I don't mean in people's gardens I mean in the street literally!)
Here's an idea, I understand if you want to have a private display in your garden, my step dad did this for us sometimes when we were kids - you should have to maybe apply to your local council for a licence which would then enable you to purchase fireworks from a listed supplier.
Public displays could go on as usual and there would be far far less fireworks accessible to children and young people (and idiots in general) thereofre hopefully far less accidents, annoyance and distress . . .
2007-10-23 05:52:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
i hope so.. to many people and animals injured year in year out.. the HSC who ban things like 'playing conkers or tag.. should step in , and the government should impose a law on sales of fireworks to be for properly organised events only..
2007-10-23 05:41:02 · answer #10 · answered by poppyday.. 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋