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H. R. 4901: The “Flamethrowers? Really? Act” (congress.gov)
4 points by mkeeter on Feb 7, 2018 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments



The term ‘flamethrower’ means any nonstationary or transportable device designed or intended to ignite and then emit or propel a burning stream of a combustible or flammable substance a distance of at least 6 feet.

This bill is clearly in reaction to The Boring Company flamethrowers (https://www.boringcompany.com/not-a-flamethrower), yet their definition of a flamethrower doesn't even cover those flamethrowers. From the videos that Musk has posted none of the flames from the boring co. flamethrowers shoot out 6 feet...


Sugar cane farmers will not be pleased.


Don’t they tend to use drip torches on ATV’s? I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t be covered under this law.


SEC. 2. FLAMETHROWERS TREATED THE SAME AS MACHINEGUNS FOR PURPOSES OF ALL FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAWS RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Why? With a real machine gun you could level a whole crowd in a minute. With a flamethrower, you can mostly make an ass of yourself unless the people you want to harm are in a pillbox. They’re not equivalent threats to others, and frankly a flamethrowers is mostly a threat to the carrier.




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