Zee Best

I know this has probably been asked about a million times on these forums but after searching i couldn't find anything relevent so i assume they would have been pruned.

I'm wanting to know about the law regarding firecrackers in the UK, from my understanding they are now in the catagory of which only professional firework technicions are allowed to purchase/use them, however, what would be the punishment, if any, for having possession of them.

I am 18 and like every teenager/young adult i find pyrotechnics fun, and recently i ordered some french bangers from a french website, the bangers arrived fine so they obviously went through customs, but would there be any punishment if i was found in possession of them?

I don't use them as annoyance, instead, i only ever use them inside of a forest near my house, it dosn't have any kept wildlife or livestock such as horses nearby and is basically a public footpath which dosn't really get used that often and is only used by dog walkers rarely.

If i was caught for any reason using them around these area's would there be any punishment? Would it depend on the person who has caught me, and would they just be confiscated with a warning?

I don't understand the UK law, yes, i can see how they would have been banned from people mis-using them and creating annoyance, but they should have just been moved upto 18 year old purchasing with a fine for anyone under 18 caught with them, the same as fireworks.

In my eyes i could cause more damage with a massive rocket i can buy from a shop than with a small red banger.

Thanks for any information regarding this matter.