Rejected petition Stop the sale of fireworks and have only organised displays

Due to the number of injuries and anti social behaviour lets just have organised firework displays

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Sparklers get five times hotter than cooking oil.
A rocket can reach speeds of 150mph.
A firework shell can reach as high as 200m.
Three sparklers burning together generate the same heat as a blowtorch.
You see the explosion of a firework before hearing it because sound travels at 761mph, but light travels at 671 million mph.
The majority of firework-related injuries happen at family or private parties.
Around half of all injuries are to children under the age of 17.

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Date submitted 7 November 2015
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