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There have been increasing calls to ban the sale of fireworks to members of the public – this is what Echo readers had to say.

The current law states that fireworks can only be purchased from registered sellers for private use between October 15 and November 10, December 26 to 31 and three days before Diwali and Chinese New Year.

It is illegal for under 18s to buy fireworks and they must not be set off between 11pm and 7am, except for on Bonfire Night, when the cut off is midnight and New Year’s Eve, Diwali and Chinese New Year, when the cut off is 1am.

Tighter controls or time to stop? What Echo readers think about banning the sale of fireworks