In a compelling letter to the editor of Newsday, Roger Neckles has urged for a comprehensive ban on the public sale and use of fireworks, citing the widespread harm they cause to citizens, pets, and wildlife. Neckles highlights how what should be joyous celebrations have turned into nights of trauma, anxiety, and environmental disruption. Despite existing laws under the Summary Offences Act (Chap 11:02) and the Explosives Act (Chap 16:02), which regulate the use, importation, and sale of fireworks, enforcement remains lax, leading to indiscriminate explosions in communities across the country. The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has already recommended banning loud fireworks and promoting quieter alternatives, a move Neckles supports as both logical and compassionate. He proposes a total ban on fireworks, with exceptions only for Independence Day and New Year’s Eve celebrations at government-supervised venues. This approach, he argues, would balance cultural traditions with the need to protect public safety, animal welfare, and the environment. Neckles also emphasizes the suffering fireworks cause to vulnerable populations, including the elderly, the sick, and children on the autism spectrum, as well as the devastating impact on wildlife, such as disorienting nesting birds and forest animals. He calls for celebrations to be expressed through acts of kindness, such as supporting charities or community causes, rather than through harmful noise and debris. Neckles concludes by urging leaders to enforce existing laws and protect both people and wildlife from the annual disruption caused by fireworks.