The campaign is also being pursued by animal rights activist Allison Black of Petsearch who said urgent action is needed to stop animals being injured or even scared to death by fireworks.
Allison has already collected 4,500 names on a petition calling for firework legislation, and Mr Cairns is collecting more signatures on another petition in libraries and other public places.
March 12 2002, Greenock Telegraph Online, MP joins battle to ban fireworks

The Authority has also backed a move by residents who have presented Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell with a 2,893 name petition calling for a ban on bangers and for fireworks only to be sold in the two weeks before November 5th.
March 26 2002, Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Scourge of arson

COFFAW's petition has been signed by 130,000 people - 12,000 of them from Notts.  So here are another 130,000 allies in the drive to have the sale of fireworks restricted to the organisers of licensed public displays.
March 30 2002, Nottingham Evening Post, Firework Fight: 130,000 Allies

The signatures of 12,500 Notts residents demanding a ban on firework sales to the public have been handed to MPs at Westminster.   
April 11 2002, Nottingham Evening Post,  Fireworks Notts Call For a  Ban

Mrs Pamela Pearson, who runs her own Prevent Unwanted Pets animal welfare charity, has collected more than 300 signatures to back her campaign. 
April 12 2002, This is Lancashire, Call for new laws on firework sales

Mr Norton has organised a petition on behalf of Kipper, which has been signed by more than 1,000 people.
May 30  2002, This is Bristol, Please put an end to pet hate - fireworks

A campaign to regulate fireworks has the enthusiastic backing of Walthamstow MP Neil Gerrard.
He is planning to present a petition from local people to Prime Minister Tony Blair.
June 11 2002, This is Local London, Firework campaign seeks public support

Dudley North MP Ross Cranston said hundreds of signatures to a petition calling for restrictions on fireworks sales had been obtained from customers of Black and Partners in Sedgley and Dudley who are concerned about the affect on pets of loud bangs during the weeks around Bonfire Night.
August 22 2002, Express and Star, Pet owners back firework ban call

Cleethorpes MP, Shona McIsaac, earlier this year,  launched a petition to illustrate the level of public support on tighter controls of fireworks. It was originally sent to residents' associations and veterinary clinics in the constituency. So far more than 2,000 signatures have been collected.
October 9 2002, This is Scunthorpe, Retailers selling to kids to get a rocket

More than 350 people have signed a petition calling on the government for tighter controls on fireworks.
October 10 2002, Express and Star, Hundreds sign firework fears petition

The 200,000-name petition, organised by Labour MP for Brent North Barry Gardiner, is to be delivered to Downing Street on October 16. 
October 11 2002, Burton Mail, MP joins fight on fireworks,

We asked yesterday if you thought that the sale of fireworks to the public should be banned.  An overwhelming majority of you said that they should
YES  98%
NO 2%
October 12 2002, Manchester Evening News, How you voted on fireworks

Labour MP for West Bromwich East, Tom Watson, is presenting his petition signed by more than 1,000 residents of Sandwell to the Prime Minister.
October 16 2002, BBC News 24, West Midlands, More than 1, 000 sign firework petition

THE town's MP is turning up the heat on the campaign to tighten up firework laws by handing over a petition to the Prime Minister. Laura Moffatt explained she has collected more than 1,000 resident's signatures to add to a country-wide list of almost 200,000.
October 17 2002, icSurrey Online, MP calls for stringent fireworks control

Tynemouth MP Alan Campbell has handled in national petition calling for tougher controls on fireworks.
October 19 2002, Evening Chronicle, Plea on bangers

More than 350 Stourbridge people have signed a petition calling on the government for tighter controls on fireworks. 
October 24 2002, Express and Star, Fireworks penalty warning from police

A phone poll showed an overwhelming 94% of voters - 466 callers - called for a ban on fireworks on general sale. Only 6% - 28 callers - believed they should not be banned.
October 30 2002, Preston Today, Ban them now!

The RSPCA is calling for loud fireworks to be banned and is urging people to attend only organised displays after a poll showed almost three-quarters of the population backed a ban on the sale of loud fireworks. 
A MORI poll for the RSPCA shows 71 per cent of those questioned thought loud fireworks should be restricted to public displays.
November 4 2002, ManchesterOnline, Stay Safe campaign wins backing

They are backing a petition - set up by Beacon Heath residents - to ask the Government to ban the sale of noisy fireworks to the public, unless prospective users have a license.
November 9 2002, This is Devon, Dog-owners' fear at bomb-style bangers

An astounding 99 per cent of you want tougher legislation on fireworks.
Our phone poll revealed the huge majority of readers support a campaign to curb the sale and use of the explosives.
Now Ogmore MP Huw Irranca-Davies wants you to sign his petition calling for restrictions on the times fireworks can be set off and the giving trading standards the power to strip shops of their licence if they are caught selling them to children.
November 9 2002, icWales, Blast off

Mrs Pam Pearson has so far collected thousands of names on a petition proposing the introduction of a limited sales period for fireworks. The petition also proposes that only authorised "responsible" people are allowed to purchase and display the fireworks.
November 15 2002, This is Lancashire, Firework protest hots-up

Should fireworks be restricted to organised displays
Yes   76.67 %
No     23.33 %
November 20 2002, Voter results from Horsham on line

The City Council is reminding residents who want a change in the use and sale of fireworks to sign a petition before the 20th December that will be sent to the Deputy Prime Minister.
December 4 2002, icCoventry, Sign for change in firework legislation

A Campaign in Blyth Valley to control firework sales has been backed by more than 1,700 people.

December 16 2002, Evening Chronicle, Firework ban is backed by 1,700