Should fireworks be banned?

[luckyeight]

My friend thinks so - she has lots of animals though and sees their distress. I think it's a marvellous English tradition which celebrates, essentially, terrorism and the spirit of attempting to overthrow government and ultimately the idea of democracy. What do others think?
PS My favourite fireworks are those ones that look like tadpoles and scream when they are detonated!

[RATTER15]

I don't think they should be banned, just a few more regulations to stop them from going off for weeks before and after Nov 5th.

[luckyeight]

i know what you mean - I'm sitting here listening to fireworks goin off all over so that prompted me to ask. Guess it's one thing having one night of fireworks but another of having lots of nights of noise and disturbance...

[mattie]

Sale of fireworks should be restricted to organisers of proper, public displays, and not sold to the general public at all.
Just my opinion.

[ELVIS68]

I agree with mattie, nowadays most shops turn into firework outlets in the run up to November, and they charge a bl00dy fortune too
If you spend �40 on fireworks and start letting them off at 8pm....you`re done by 8.15pm

[b13thy]

is your friend me? :)

and are you back from p? i have been asleep all night and am now not tired. fancy a drink down the tut?

bx

[luckyeight]

you bleedin maniac. I am fatigued but have been to Pizza Hut where I gorged myself with those cheese head things with toupees of herbs. Oh. My. God. They are so good. And I don't even like ming mong pizza. And yes. My mystery friend is you.

[zipadeedodah]

Agree with mattie too. I love big organised displays, but also having animals who are terrified think that the ones that people have in their gardens are just pointless really. One family pretty close to us have some every year....about 4 or 5 to be precise, with about 10 mintues in between while they faff around trying to get the thing ready to light. I only think they look impressive if they're part of a proper display.

I know of people who have been badly injured by fireworks, so personally I think it's more of safety issue why they should only be sold to organisers of public displays - the results can be horrific if they don't get into the wrong hands.

[maggie01]

I think the organised displays are best but wouldn't want to spoil anyone's fun. It would be great if they were let off on Nov 5th only, that way we would only have one day to see that our animals are ok. As it is I daren't go out at night a few days either side of Nov 5th as my dogs would freak out if nobody was at home.

[Wizza]

No, enough of the ban everything society.

[admarlow]

Guyfawlks is to celebrate OVERCOMING TERRORISM, not terrorism as its to celebrate the fact that he was caught!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anyways why do we feel a ned these days to ban everything!!!

[KingOpabinia]

Hear Hear, Admarlow i'll dust of the placards.

[admarlow]

woohoo, ill get out my loud hailer!!!