Submitted on Monday 1st November 2021
Rejected on Monday 8th November 2021
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public
The Government needs to introduce new legislation to stop the sale of fireworks and products associated to them to the general public and reserve these trades only for organised events that have appropriate training in the correct operation of these said products.
The rationale behind this appeal is that year after year, there are many serious injuries and some deaths directly relating to fireworks. In 2020, around 15,600 injuries were caused as a direct result of fireworks. This number has grew exponentially from 2019’s total of approximately 10,000. Fireworks events, like the famous 5th of November ‘bonfire nights’ organised by trained professionals significantly reduces the risk of people getting injured whilst also taking the strain off of our NHS.
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