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The legality of owning a flamethrower by state (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

More of a torch than a flame thrower though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Agreed. I have one and it shoots maybe a foot when you pull the trigger

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is is a hadheld nozzle that ejects propane that is on fire ~3ft for the purpose of burning weeds, I think that is enough to count as a "flame" "thrower"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

As someone who uses a propane burner for blacksmithing, I am constantly reminding my wife "IT'S NOT A FLAMETHROWER!" because once not long after we met, my old decrepit one sprung a leak out the side and from her viewing angle she thought it had set me on fire.

In fairness, mine is designed for a 1ft flame, but I did use a weed burner in my very first forge. About 2ft if I blasted propane without a regulator.

I'm not ready to die on the hill, but I will gladly throw up some polite resistance upon it.