I’ve had one. It looks pretty but it’s not very efficient. And with fireplaces that burn wood most of the heat goes up the chimney in smoke. That still doesn’t mean the government should be able to tell me I can’t own one.
There are still people living in the south whose only form of heat is a wood stove. The elites are so out of touch.
I went with vent-free gas logs. They work great. I used to live in an 1833 farmhouse with a wood furnace. Although there is something very “comfortable” about a wood fire, I gladly miss cutting and splitting wood. The farm had a 40 acre hardwood lot, and it seems I was back there every free minute!