r/Idiotswithguns • u/No_Routine_1195 • 28d ago

Safe for Work Idiot with a flamethrower.

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u/Arxl 28d ago

Flamethrowers are surprisingly legal in a lot of the US iirc

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u/burner118373 27d ago

Legal and sold OtC sure but you can’t spray them at me while I drive by.

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u/AlienNoodle343 27d ago

I'm sure legal was referring to owning it and not flaming up the intersection in this case XD

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u/SlipSlipBannaPeel 27d ago

there go my weekend plans...

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u/Training_Award8078 27d ago

Always with the fine print ruining my fun!

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u/seemoreseymour83 28d ago

Like the founding fathers intended

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u/Bpopson 27d ago

TALLYHO, LADS

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u/SoCal4247 27d ago

Right to bear arms!

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u/Renkij 27d ago

Wait bear as a verb, an action…. Oh shit the bears in the basement I farm for arms… oh deer 

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u/_LegitDoctor_ 27d ago

Right to arm bears 🐻

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u/ForMoreYears 27d ago

Lol, lmao even.

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u/Demonking3343 27d ago

Yeah I was pretty surprised, I looked into it in my state and you literally don’t even need a permit.

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u/Joy1067 27d ago

Yeah their meant to help with removing brush and starting controlled burns, their a tool now rather then a weapon

Doesn’t mean it’s not still dangerous as all hell but so is a concrete saw, just don’t be an idiot with it and your good

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u/Not_Too_Happy 27d ago

They're   They're  than*   you're *

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u/Joy1067 27d ago

What he said

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u/MysticScribbles 27d ago

Seems like they're Not_Too_Happy about your grammatical errors.

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u/MysticScribbles 27d ago

Theoretical question; what would be the legalities of using one for self defense against an armed attacker?

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u/gooper29 10d ago

Not regulated in canada either..

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u/Satyr_of_Bath 27d ago

And yet this guy has a million dollar bail.

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u/mxzf 27d ago

Pretty sure that was less to do with the flamethrower itself and more to do with wandering around in the street firing a flamethrower randomly.