Fireworks should not be banned

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Fireworks are dangerous ~ Its time for a total ban.

While dangerous if in the wrong hands, fireworks are still safer than many other things we all use in our daily lives and, therefore, should not be banned. According to hospital records, children at the ages of 5 to 14 uses only nine out of every 100,000 emergency room treatments are caused by fireworks. Even pens and pencils cause more injuries and they use 35 out of every 100,000.

One of the arguments for the ban on fireworks is that they are frightening to animals. Cindy Phillips, a veterinarian says, “I have dogs and cats which are being rushed in and my office that have been terrorized and terrified by a constant flow of fireworks all year long in the area. If people truly care about their pets, they would do research on the internet on how to spare their pets the fear that they, themselves, are putting them through by not taking care of them properly. If they were to do a quick browse of the internet they would find multiple articles on how to keep their pets calm when the skies lights up at night. With a though through plan, you can enjoy the excitement of the 5th of November knowing that your pet is safe, sound, and enjoying a little peace and quiet”. Cindy is one of many who joins that fight agaist fireworks.

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People that support the ban say that fireworks are overly dangerous and people are getting hurt all over. That simply is not true. Most injuries caused by "fireworks" were not caused by fireworks at all. They were caused by homemade illegal explosives such as M-80's or silver salutes. That is what gives fireworks a bad image and they are a major reason why people are pushing for a ban of legal fireworks, because they don't know the difference between legal fireworks and illegal explosives. Liam Harris (one of the geniuses behind fire works) states, “M-80's are not consumer fireworks, and ...

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