Legalize the Illegals?

Government was toying the ideas of legalize firecrackers ban during Chinese New Year.  But no decision was made till now to reverse the ban.
Strange, the loud noise of firecrackers and fireworks never stopped from New Year eve.  And I believe it will be continued till the 15th days of CNY.

Questions to be answered:

1. What's the purpose of a ban, where people don't care about the ban?
2. Any serious enforcement in upholding the ban?
3. If burning of firecrackers is illegal, how about import of fire crackers?  What happen to our custom?
4. If banning could not solve the problem, how about legalize it one and for all?  And government can earn extra import tax.