Totally disagree, sorry! I have many happy memories of bonfire parties in my nan and gramp's garden with shop-bought fireworks and home-made toffee apples!
I too have lovely memories of family get togethers.
What I do get annoyed about is people who have pets moaning about fireworks from the beginning of bloody September on wards.
Well that's because they're on sale and let off from the end of bloody September, when there's no reason for them to be.
I think pet-owners forget that it's not obligatory to have a pet, it's something they've chosen to do.
It's also not obligatory to have fireworks, it's something that someone chooses to do. And it doesn't just affect pet owners.
As such, it's up to them to make sure their pet is sufficiently shielded from the fireworks, not for people who wish to have a little fun to have to think about every Tom, Dick and Harry's bloody pet dog.
Yes, it is, and if they were confined to bonfire night, that would be entirely possible. But they're not, they're sold and let off for weeks either side of bonfire night. That makes it impossible to predict and safeguard against.
Laws do exist with regards to fireworks near livestock and horses, living in a semi rural area I've yet to see it be enforced, despite reports and complaints. Because honestly the police have enough to deal with, and I get that. And it's incredibly hard to police anyway. Laws and guidance are in place, and ignored or not enforced. Fireworks find their way into the hands of the irresponsible despite these measures. People are being injured, animals are being injured. And it's on the increase, so something needs to be done.
And as for tradition, fox hunting is tradition, based on a historical need for farmers to control fox population way back when the options were limited. It has long been decreed an outdated and unecessary tradition and banned. It's time selling fireworks to every Tom, Dick or Harry were seen the same way.