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Rejected petition Ban the Public Sale of Fireworks

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I would like the Government to restrict the use of fireworks in the UK to (a) organised displays or (b) smaller events authorised by local authorities, and to that end to ban the public sale of fireworks by supermarkets and other retail outlets.

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Date submitted 2 November 2011
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