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Generally, flamethrowers are legal.
Just as Elon Musk has incited enthusiasm, discourse, and frustration about the realities of colonizing Mars, he has successfully done something similar for flamethrowers. His tunneling company, The Boring Company, sold 20,000 flamethrowers this week and is now sold out of the $500 flame igniters.
A flamethrower generally refers to a stream of fire emitted from some sort of torch-like contraption — not actual balls of fire being hurled or thrown into the air. Elon Musk’s flamethrower, for instance, produces a stream of fire that looks to be a foot or so in length — although flamethrowers can certainly produce longer flames. Read more…
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