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| Yes | 26% | 241 votes | Total: 928 votes | |
| No | 74% | 687 votes |
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The responsibilities of parents include protecting their children from the dangers of the world. The older children become the less protection they need and the less often pare...read more
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I have so many wonderful memories of July 4th and New Year's Eve. My family celebrated these holidays with fireworks. How exciting it was holding sparklers and lighting firewo...read more
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Certainly no child should be given an explosive device and a match. But the age of the child being considered for this topic is important. Virtually any minor, 17 or less, can b...read more
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Yes - children should be allowed to shoot off fireworks AND children should be allowed to mow the yard AND children should be allowed to shoot a BB gun - UNDER the watchful of a...read more
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by Jack Clare
Children should be allowed to light fireworks depending on their maturity, only their parents should have the right to make this decision. There are some kids who won't be able ...read more
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by Rebecca Wall
Depending on the maturity of an individual and the supervision they are receiving I believe it is OK for children to shoot off fireworks. If you teach your children right and yo...read more
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by MCR
Yes, children should be allowed to shoot off fireworks with adult supervision. There should not be a problem letting them shoot off fireworks as long as parents do the right th...read more
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by J. B. Well
People, come on now. It's alright for children to shoot off fire works. Let's not take that away from them. The link between bad accidents and fire works is most of the time c...read more
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by Randy Scott
Fireworks are yet another great Chinese invention. They have been apart of celebrations around the world for centuries. The light in the skies at night can be beautiful. Ther...read more
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This is a hard call cause everyone is different. It is to the call of each parent weather their child is responsible or not for one. Another is does the child follow direction. ...read more
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As our globe fills with an explosive growth in populous, perhaps it is necessary for us to remember that throughout the course of history, nature has seen to it that somehow, so...read more
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by J. Swaney
Yes, children should be allowed to set off fireworks. Under the direct supervision of an adult this traditional American activity is no more dangerous than mowing a lawn, or pru...read more
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by Phil Hill
We should not try to wrap children up in cotton wool. Granted we have to protect youngsters from the dangers that are all around us. But, if every time there is a whiff of dange...read more
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Every year it is the same thing in my town. Around the first of June through the second week in July, my small town becomes a haven for men, women and children to blow off thei...read more
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Since I grew up in Asia- fireworks and firecrackers could be lit by anyone, of any age. Did we die from it? No. Did we get maimed from it? No. Did we learn how to handle it ...read more
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by Sheetal A
What age of kids ? I would not be comfortable letting my 5 year old kid shoot them off but why not a kid of 8/9 ? I wish this debate had been more age specific but moving forwar...read more
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Now, parents, be logical here. Just how old is your child or children? Let's say you only have one child. Anywhere between four and fourteen should be allowed to hold sp...read more
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by Lisa Baker
I do believe that children should be allowed to shoot off fireworks.(with supervision!) I am not saying to hand a toddler a bag of bottle rockets and a lighter and tell the...read more
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by Christi
Yes in my opinion I believe children should be able to shoot off fireworks. As long as there's a responsible adult supervising and teaching the proper way of handling, holding a...read more
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Absolutely! Fireworks are enchanting, and there's just nothing like that feeling when you've just lit the fuse and you're running away, looking over your shoulder, and snickeri...read more
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by Rob O'Hannon
This has got to be one of the all-time "Well, duh!" questions. Of course children should not be allowed to shoot off fireworks. First and most important it is against the law...read more
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by J. Renda
Parents need to be very cognitive or their responsibilities to protect their children. We already have the need to protect them from strangers, potential predators, peer pr...read more
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by Ben Hughes
Should children be given a loaded gun to play with when they go out with their friends? Or better still, give them some bleach and tell them to take a drink when they get thirst...read more
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by Samantha Vee
Would we allow our children to play with fire under other circumstances? Do we allow them to use the fireplace or barbeque grill? Do we let our kids play with chainsaws, hatchet...read more
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by Glenda Hill
No, children are just that-they are children and it is too dangerous to allow them to shoot off fireworks since accidents can happen anytime. If we are protecting our children ...read more
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Should children be allowed to shoot off fireworks? Why is this even a question when there are penalties for selling fireworks to anyone under the age of eighteen years old and n...read more
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by Tina Hearne
Are you kidding me? There's no question about it...NO! Children and fireworks do not mix. Children do not understand the danger involved in using fireworks and cannot act approp...read more
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by Kim Sharpe
Children should definitely NOT be allowed to shoot off fireworks. They should be a safe distance back during the entire process. Fireworks are extremely dangerous. Would you l...read more
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It depends on how much you love them! Lets face it children never, ever consider the consequences of their actions! Remember when we were young? We were indestructible! What mak...read more
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by Sunshyne
Children should not be allowed to shoot off fireworks. I do not believe ADULTS should even be allowed to light off fireworks. They are very dangerous. Children do not always hav...read more
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by pj Kincaid
Pyrotechnics, the scientific name for fireworks are not typically manufactured for use by children. I checked safety regulations of fireworks on many fireworks websites and even...read more
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by Poppy Fields
Even a modest sparkler can reach a temperature of up to 2000 degrees. The fourth of July typically sees an increase in the number of firework related injuries throughout our hos...read more
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by Karen Davies
As an Australian child in the 1970's, I remember well how easy it was to buy fireworks and the larks and pranks that went with them. Lot's of fun? Absolutely, but at a hefty p...read more
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by Amy Harvey
This topic really caught my attention. We are parents that are looking out for our children, and I cannot see putting an explosive in their hand for them to shoot off. Therefo...read more
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by Laura Davies
I would have to say, absolutely and categorically no! I know many people will make the argument about responsible children and about their level of maturity but even most adult...read more
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by Michele Frey
Let me clarify my answer for a minute...children should not be allowed to shoot off fireworks UNSUPERVISED! As with most things your kids do, this is definitely something that s...read more
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No. Children should not be permitted to shoot fireworks even if accompanied by an adult. Fireworks are fun and exciting, but extremely dangerous. As a hospital employee, I sa...read more
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Year after year children get hurt playing with fireworks and year after year several die from it. It's not just children it's adults as well. There is no safe firework out there...read more
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by E. C. Owens
I am baffled. What parent in their right mind would even let their child play with such dangerous items as fireworks? You might as well let your child play with guns and knive...read more
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by Dana Miller
Fireworks or wonderful, they bring joy, and lots of smiles' too. The young and the elderly enjoy fireworks alike, but are they safe for our children, our future, to play or shoo...read more
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