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H. R. 4901: The “Flamethrowers? Really? Act”
- IntronExon 9y agoSEC. 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.
- sweb 9y agoThe 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 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...
- buffaloo 9y agoSugar cane farmers will not be pleased.
- IntronExon 9y agoDon’t they tend to use drip torches on ATV’s? I’m pretty sure that wouldn’t be covered under this law.