[Cherie]

[QUOTE=smudgie;9661493]Surprised to find myself saying no.
I can't stand the noise they make, as a child I always sat on my nana's washing machine and watched them through the window as I was really scared of the bangers etc, still jump from October onwards now when the bangers go off.
However, I also remember the lovely bonfire night parties we had in the past.
I do think the rules and laws around the use of them should be tightened up though, apart from organised public displays then you should only be allowed to use them on your own property, not in the streets, also not be allowed to use them after midnight apart from New Year's Eve, perhaps an extra 15 minutes for that one night of the year.[/QUOTE]

You cannot in all honesty police that though, as if someone want to set of a few fireworks at 4am how can you stop them doing it.

I am not sure they should be banned, it goes on for a few weeks depending on when Diwali and then dies down again until NYE, I think they should be modified so they are not as powerful so any sold to individuals are not the ones that sound like a bomb going off.

Professional displays should remain as they are.