E-petition re fireworks

[Mustard]

If all the random banging fireworks going off in this area, and other areas, especially between October and January are upsetting you, your family and animals, then please read this petition and sign it.

The law in this country is extremely lax, and only forbids letting fireworks off in public spaces at the moment.

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/71570

added another petition I found today, the 12th November.

https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ban-the-bang-in-fireworks-received-and-sold-in-the-uk

[DulwichFox]

Your E-petition does not outline what you are asking the Government to do or what exactly you are calling for.

DulwichFox

[Mustard]

This is not my petition. It does say ban fireworks for sale to the general public and asks for limitations or bans on private fireworks displays. Since yesterday it has added about 4,000 more signatures.

[david_carnell]

Wow. I thought that was a fire alarm going off in my building earlier. Instead it was just the killjoy klaxon I could hear.

[Vik]

While we're at it, can we get a petition to stop thunder, that upsets my dog. Oh and people knocking on the door.

[rodneybewes]

We could have a petition to ban pets in urban areas instead?

[????]

People shouting...don't forget them

[Jessie]

Just people. Ban the lot.

[Otta]

Can we have a petition to ban petitions.

Especially ones started by animal lovers.

[edcam]

There are so many petitions nowadays. Although I do think the "fireworks season" does go on for too long, there are much more worthwhile things to make a petition about. The sheer ubiquity of them is resulting in none of them having any impact.

[bonniebird]

I hate fireworks, my dogs thankfully aren't afraid, but last night their were some real whistling ones outside and they were a bit spooked. I have signed many petitions over the years and nothing has ever been done, I don't want them banned but I would like the sale of fireworks to the public banned, they do go on far too long, all you lot taking the mick obviously haven't had a dog terrified of them, it's not nice, some children are afaid too, I hope they do get banned for public sale, except for public displays on certain dates and not for every Tom, Dick and Harry's party or celebration. I'm not bah humbug either before anyone says.

[david_carnell]

Bah humbug

[Alan Medic]

Where I grew up fireworks were illegal. Our dog however had enough to upset him if he ever heard the sound of thunder or the bagpipes.

[JohnL]

edcam Wrote:

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> There are so many petitions nowadays. Although I

> do think the "fireworks season" does go on for too

> long, there are much more worthwhile things to

> make a petition about. The sheer ubiquity of them

> is resulting in none of them having any impact.

Ban them - petitions I mean.

[SLad]

Think of the poor penguins!

[Otta]

Whilst I love a big display, my favourite childhood memories of fireworks were at parties in people's gardens. The thought of that not being allowed anymore is really sad.

And a mate surprised us with some fireworks at our wedding reception, that was pretty special too.

[Otta]

And some children are scared of dark parks full of thousands of people with noisy fun fairs.

Ban the lot!!!

[aquarius moon]

Signed x

[Mustard]

More than 6k signatures since yesterday.

[Otta]

Just goes to show there are a lot of joyless people out there.

[jctg]

Will no-one think of the children????

[Mustard]

Otta Wrote:

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> Just goes to show there are a lot of joyless

> people out there.

Perhaps instead of the noise, you should instead think of the pollution they cause to our lungs.

This is nothing to do with being joyless.

[StraferJack]

"Perhaps instead of the noise, you should instead think of the pollution they cause to our lungs.

This is nothing to do with being joyless."

oh it is, it is

I can't be doing with fireworks but I have zero wish to ban them

and what exactly are they doing to my lungs? Sweet FA

[Mustard]

I like this - first mate posted it on the other thread -

http://backcountryattitude.com/toxic_fireworks

[*Bob*]

There's a whole page on that site dedicated to explaining (with diagrams) how to walk on a beach without leaving footprints because they 'damage the resource of a "virgin" beach'

Whoever writes this cobblers seriously needs to get over themselves.