Should fireworks be banned?

Question

I say no, they should not be banned.

Its only a couple of weeks around bonfire night and new years night (Mostly)

Answer 1

Fireworks should not be banned but more care should be taken with their storage, distribution and at the point of sale. The fireworks company who caused the death of the two heroic Sussex firefighters is now back in operation, surely we need tighter controls, Festival fireworks link below. The link to the report on the blaze near Lewes is also below. Storage facilities for fireworks should be inspected regularly and the laws on storage enforced as this was not a one off incident. Fireworks depots regularly go up in smoke and can be extremely dangerous for the emergency services and people living in the area. Licences should be withdrawn or suspended for any infringement of the strict laws on storage.
The law on selling fireworks should be changed to 21 as it may prevent them getting into children's hands, hopefully this would prevent some of the incidents that lead to children being injured or dying.
There are many well organised fireworks displays and our many bonfire societies in East Sussex that have processes ions and displays. Our bonfire societies have an excellent safety record and banning fireworks would affect them badly, link at the bottom that has a listing of many of them.
In the right hands fireworks can be stunning to watch we just need to tighten up and enforce the present laws.
Andy

Answer 2

Frankly I am sick of fireworks. It's night after night from the beginning of October and just goes on and on. As they seem to have banned bonfires in many places for 'green' reasons they might as well ban the nuisance fireworks as well. I agree with whoever said they should be for organised displays only.

Answer 3

I don't think they should be banned, but i do believe there should be tighter controls over the sale of them. I also think there should be tougher penalties for those that abuse their use, i was horrified last week when a news programme showed damage done to a families home when a firework was put through their letterbox late at night, the family were lucky they all escaped injury x

Answer 4

A petition, organised via the RSPCA grow to be surpassed in to #10 approximately 3 years in the past. hundreds of animal fanatics with their dogs took a ship with super anti-firework banners on the aspects, up the Thames, to Westminster the place we surpassed in a super petition to the PM. This ended in small adjustments in the regulation ie. fireworks for the typical public could be no louder than 120decibels, (some automobile door slamming). regrettably a loophole has recognized in that individuals of the typical public could purchase exhibit form fireworks which at the instant are not lined via this regulation. i got here across the burnt out shell of one of those on the element to my homestead and appeared it up on the internet. it is description says all of it, "35 shot noisemaker which places even a protection stress shell to shame". Then there is the 'firework season'. "From January 1st 2005. till a particular licence has been granted (*) via the close by authority advertising sessions for outlets would be constrained as follows: October fifteenth - December 10th inc, December twenty 6th - December thirty first, 7 days in the previous Diwali, 7 days in the previous chinese language New 3 hundred and sixty 5 days" Why does it's going to be see you later? Our animals ought to very very nearly handle a pair of wierd nights of fireworks yet we've had them each and every evening considering the fact that early October, different than final evening while it grow to be too moist and windy. you ought to do as I did and write on your MP. Get your people to jot down, your neighbours, each and every physique you could think of of. it is definitely one of my puppy, (excuse the pun) hates and that i'm constantly badgering officers approximately it when I get the possibility.

Answer 5

I agree. It's immature, irresponsible people that do stupid things with the fire works that mess it up for the people who have there heads on straight. There are already rules set on fireworks in various states and counties. When people fallow them everything is fine and fun. No the should not be banned. Now if you blew them off in the middle of New York or say Oklahoma city where there are many many buildings and businesses, yes they should be banned in those areas. But if you live outside the city limits and you have some land BLOW EM OFF!!!!!!. Our neighbors get together with us and we have a cook out and set fire works off all night and its lots of fun. Just be safe with them and its fine.

Answer 6

organised displays, pay to get in & policed by attendants.
it might at least limit my dogs' discomfort & alarm, to only a few days a year instead of the relentless battle-zone i've lived in for the passed few years.

that's what i would say if i still lived on the roughest council housing estate in hertfordshire.
where the local yobs discovered the garden centre sold fireworks all year round & any drug-addict will do anything for the price of a hit, including buying banned fireworks for the under-aged.
who went on to discover there's nothing as spectacular as a banger/catherine wheel in the glass-recycle bin!
IT WAS HELL.
but now i live in the sleepy country-side,
it's an occasional firework every now & again, as families celebrate bonfire night in their gardens, to suits themselves & at least they knock & warn me first!
how far a little consideration goes?
but in problem areas, one display in a local park is enough for anybody.

Answer 7

i think you should have to have a license in order to buy them

i say this because on monday night i was queued up to get into a gig at the apollo in Manchester and some teenagers were launching fireworks at the people gathered in this queue and if any of these had exploded near us numerous people could have been seriously injured

one firework exploded about 10 ft away from where i was stood but fortunately nobody was hurt, however we did feel very intimidated and scared and we couldn't move because we needed to stay in the queue

Answer 8

I think the whole concept of Guy Fawkes is out dated and should be got rid of.

The idea of burning an effigy of a catholic because he fought for what he believed in is disgraceful. We should be celebrating his bravery at the very least.

I think this day is completely against religious tolerance.

If we must have fireworks lets all celebrate Diwali the Hindu festival of light. That makes sense in the UK today.

Answer 9

Yes.
They cause incredible suffering to dogs and other animals.
They are also dangerous and I'm surprised the Health and Safety zealots have done nothing about the sales of explosives.

Answer 10

Only for private use.
If not that, then from corner shops, because they have no scruples and only want to make a quick penny, therefore selling to underage idiots