Petition to ban the sale of fireworks

[TheDoctor]

From early October round my way.
Can't say I'm inordinately bothered by them though.
At least they drown out the screaming, and the voices in my head.

 

[Andy_R]

Well aren't we all a bunch of miserable old gits today! I am reminded of these two:

 

[dodgy]

Like early November?

No, times, not dates. Similar, but not the same. But you know that.

 

[PBancroft]

What a load of codswallop. I would rather see cheesegraters banned - I've had fair more accidents with them than I have, or even heard of anyone I know having had with fireworks.

But that aside, what the heck is a "dirty firework"?

 

[Dan B]

Fireworks are noisy and disturb people when they go off at unpredictable times.

It's a very unusual firework that goes off at times other than "shortly after the fuse is lit".

 

[Vapin' Joe]

You're trying to be a smart arse I think

Fireworks are noisy and disturb people when they go off at unpredictable times.

I get that problem after eating fried onions.

 

[DiddlyDodds]

I won't be signing this, one more step towards a nanny state, maybe they should ban the sale of cars to the public as these kill more people , unfortunately.

Bet cars don't kill as many as drink , so lets Ban all pubs.

 

[soulful dog]

Read a couple of stories yesterday about how a cat had to be put down after being found with serious burns on it's back, which they reckon was caused by someone tying a firework to it's back. And a pensioner suffered an eye injury after someone threw a firework into a bus stop from a passing car.

Don't agree with the nanny state stuff, but when you read stuff like this, having a nanny state seems slightly less undesirable.

 

[MissTillyFlop]

Read a couple of stories yesterday about how a cat had to be put down after being found with serious burns on it's back, which they reckon was caused by someone tying a firework to it's back. And a pensioner suffered an eye injury after someone threw a firework into a bus stop from a passing car.

Don't agree with the nanny state stuff, but when you read stuff like this, having a nanny state seems slightly less undesirable.

If someone wants to harm a cat, they will harm a cat. You can ban fireworks, they'll use something else.

I am terrified of fireworks, I hate them.

But banning them? Which killjoy sits down and writes a petition about it?

Whoever it is needs a good kick up the arse.

 

[007fair]

We're so different from countries.like Spain, Italy etc, where it's not unusual for people to let rockets off by hand... in the street...

Thats what happened round our way last night ! I hadn't seen that before and I was amazed at how dense some people are.

They turned out to be guys my daughter knows - she says they are decent people ..just being stupid and drunk.

If anything its probably drink that needs to be banned but I would not vote for that

 

[oldfatfool]

I enjoy fireworks, my dogs don't. I couldn't afford to buy fireworks big enough or in quantity to enjoy, so personally I am in favour of restricting the sale of fireworks to licensed events. afaik it is still ileagal to discharge a firework in a public place or outside of certain dates/ times. Obviously this isn't enforced, but they are certainly a bigger nuisance now that every celebration/ holiday seems to attract them. 20 years ago they could only be bought for a couple of weeks around 5th Nov.

You can no longer buy the components of gunpowder without a license, yet fireworks can be bought by any muppett, seems strange to me.

I would also say there is a trend toward more and larger 'rocket' type fireworks, I wonder how happy the 'don't ban them brigade' would be if the 1lb pointed carcass of one let off from a neighbours garden landed on their head/ car roof/ through their greenhouse roof?

 

[Panter]

Didn't intend to cause such a stir...

If you want to sign it, then please feel free. If not, then please don't

 

[XmisterIS]

I enjoy fireworks, my dogs don't. I couldn't afford to buy fireworks big enough or in quantity to enjoy, so personally I am in favour of restricting the sale of fireworks to licensed events. afaik it is still ileagal to discharge a firework in a public place or outside of certain dates/ times. Obviously this isn't enforced, but they are certainly a bigger nuisance now that every celebration/ holiday seems to attract them. 20 years ago they could only be bought for a couple of weeks around 5th Nov.

You can no longer buy the components of gunpowder without a license, yet fireworks can be bought by any muppett, seems strange to me.

I would also say there is a trend toward more and larger 'rocket' type fireworks, I wonder how happy the 'don't ban them brigade' would be if the 1lb pointed carcass of one let off from a neighbours garden landed on their head/ car roof/ through their greenhouse roof?

When I was a kid we used to do the good ol' firework-in-a-dog-poo-on-doorstep trick ...

I'm glad the kids near me are nothing like I was when I was a kid!

 

[Mozzy]

Didn't intend to cause such a stir...

If you want to sign it, then please feel free. If not, then please don't

Best response I've seen since being here Duly signed, but then not a difficult decision with my dog trembling and the horses in the field next to us going crazy with fear with f****ing a*...s letting fireworks off on a Sunday night.

If they must ... then organized ONLY.

Mozzy

 

[Crackle]

If someone wants to harm a cat, they will harm a cat. You can ban fireworks, they'll use something else.

I am terrified of fireworks, I hate them.

But banning them? Which killjoy sits down and writes a petition about it?

Whoever it is needs a good kick up the arse.

Pretty much sums it up.