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Would you support a ban on fireworks?
National World - LocalTV
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18/10/2024
Firework season is beginning, do you think fireworks are harmless fun, or do their risks, such as injuries and the distress they cause to pets and wildlife, outweigh the enjoyment?
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So I think when I was growing up, the O'Gardens was more like, oh, it was excitement and harmless fun, if used correctly.
00:07
But I think we've started taking our eye off the ball in terms of it's almost like a six-week-long event now.
00:14
More like armament now, aren't they, you know what I mean? Not fireworks now, more like armaments.
00:19
You know, you used to get your bangers and your rip-raps and things like that, and that was as far as it went.
00:23
Now it's like bombs going off on the road late at night, so no, I'm against them.
00:27
And it does harm the pets, so I'm against the way they are.
00:31
If you're a sensible parent, let them off in the garden, or keep your kids away to a certain distance,
00:39
and let them off the fireworks and the rockets and all that.
00:42
I'm probably more antsy than proud of them now.
00:44
If you asked me that 40 years ago, I would have given you a different answer,
00:47
but I think there's different reasons behind it now.
00:49
There's a place for them, and you'll never stop them.
00:51
I don't agree with banning them, but regulation, I think, is the answer.
00:56
Definitely organised events, that means there are fewer of them and a brilliance, and you get just as much for it.
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